Laser sustained discharge nozzle apparatus for the production of an intense beam of high kinetic energy atomic species
Abstract
Laser sustained discharge apparatus for the production of intense beams of high kinetic energy atomic species. A portion of the plasma resulting from a laser sustained continuous optical discharge which generates energetic atomic species from a gaseous source thereof is expanded through a nozzle into a region of low pressure. The expanded plasma contains a significant concentration of the high kinetic energy atomic species which may be used to investigate the interaction of surfaces therewith. In particular, O-atoms having velocities in excess of 3.5 km/s can be generated for the purpose of studying their interaction with materials in order to develop protective materials for spacecraft which are exposed to such energetic O-atoms during operation in low earth orbit.
- Inventors:
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- Santa Fe, NM
- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866754
- Patent Number(s):
- 4780608
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser; sustained; discharge; nozzle; apparatus; production; intense; beam; kinetic; energy; atomic; species; beams; portion; plasma; resulting; continuous; optical; generates; energetic; gaseous; source; expanded; region; pressure; contains; significant; concentration; investigate; interaction; surfaces; therewith; particular; o-atoms; velocities; excess; km; generated; purpose; studying; materials; protective; spacecraft; exposed; operation; earth; orbit; discharge apparatus; atomic species; kinetic energy; laser sustained; nozzle apparatus; intense beam; gaseous source; protective material; energy atomic; sustained discharge; significant concentration; /250/376/
Citation Formats
Cross, Jon B, and Cremers, David A. Laser sustained discharge nozzle apparatus for the production of an intense beam of high kinetic energy atomic species. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Cross, Jon B, & Cremers, David A. Laser sustained discharge nozzle apparatus for the production of an intense beam of high kinetic energy atomic species. United States.
Cross, Jon B, and Cremers, David A. Fri .
"Laser sustained discharge nozzle apparatus for the production of an intense beam of high kinetic energy atomic species". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866754.
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title = {Laser sustained discharge nozzle apparatus for the production of an intense beam of high kinetic energy atomic species},
author = {Cross, Jon B and Cremers, David A},
abstractNote = {Laser sustained discharge apparatus for the production of intense beams of high kinetic energy atomic species. A portion of the plasma resulting from a laser sustained continuous optical discharge which generates energetic atomic species from a gaseous source thereof is expanded through a nozzle into a region of low pressure. The expanded plasma contains a significant concentration of the high kinetic energy atomic species which may be used to investigate the interaction of surfaces therewith. In particular, O-atoms having velocities in excess of 3.5 km/s can be generated for the purpose of studying their interaction with materials in order to develop protective materials for spacecraft which are exposed to such energetic O-atoms during operation in low earth orbit.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1988},
month = {1}
}
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