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Kinetics of the N/sub 2/O gasdynamic laser

Journal Article · · Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:7343290

In an analysis of the operation of a N/sub 2/O gasdynamic laser in which the working medium flows through a supersonic nozzle, the population inversion is calculated as a function of the nozzle shape and other parameters. The maximum inversion is slightly higher than that for a CO/sub 2/ laser and is reached at a much lower gas temperature. The calculated results agree satisfactorily with the available experimental data. (AIP)

Research Organization:
P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
OSTI ID:
7343290
Journal Information:
Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 21:2; ISSN SPTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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