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Title: Metal vapor Raman compressor. Final report, April 1, 1979-March 31, 1980

Abstract

The objectives of the present work were to demonstrate the feasibility of a long Pb vapor cell and to assess the potential of the XeCl-Pb system as a Raman pulse compressor. For this work, a narrow bandwidth XeCl laser was developed and an 8 m Pb vapor cell was constructed. Details on the laser device and the results of the experiment are given.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
6398691
Report Number(s):
DOE/DP/40104-T1
TRN: 81-009423
DOE Contract Number:
AI08-79DP40104
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; GAS LASERS; RAMAN EFFECT; EFFICIENCY; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; LEAD; XENON CHLORIDES; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONFINEMENT; ELEMENTS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LASERS; METALS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; RARE GAS COMPOUNDS; XENON COMPOUNDS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989); 700208 - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Inertial Confinement Technology

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None. Metal vapor Raman compressor. Final report, April 1, 1979-March 31, 1980. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/6398691.
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title = {Metal vapor Raman compressor. Final report, April 1, 1979-March 31, 1980},
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abstractNote = {The objectives of the present work were to demonstrate the feasibility of a long Pb vapor cell and to assess the potential of the XeCl-Pb system as a Raman pulse compressor. For this work, a narrow bandwidth XeCl laser was developed and an 8 m Pb vapor cell was constructed. Details on the laser device and the results of the experiment are given.},
doi = {10.2172/6398691},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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