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Water vapor condensation and relaxation processes in a gasdynamic CO/sub 2/ laser

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

Calculations of the kinetics of water vapor condensation in a supersonic jet of a CO/sub 2/--N/sub 2/--H/sub 2/O gas mixture expanding through a slit were used as the basis for an investigation of the influence of heterogeneous molecular relaxation on the parameters of the active medium in a gasdynamic CO/sub 2/ laser. The results of the calculations were compared with experimental data.

Research Organization:
P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
OSTI ID:
6698415
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 8:3; ISSN SJQEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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