Published August 15, 1975 | Version v1
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CO chain-reaction chemical laser

Creators

  • 1. McDonnell Douglas Research Laboratories, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri 63166

Description

The operation of a CO chemical laser fueled by carbon monosulfide (CS) and oxygen and pumped by a chain-reaction mechanism is reported. For CS-to-CS2 mole ratios of 2.0, the chain length is 8.5. The optical performance of this chain-reaction laser, producing specific energies of 67 kJ/lb/subm/, is superior to the performance of previous CO chemical lasers

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DOI
10.1063/1.88438;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
4
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
227-229
ISSN
0003-6951

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
7228783
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON MONOXIDE LASERS; CARBON SULFIDES; CHAIN REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE
Descriptors DEC
AMPLIFIERS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; GAS LASERS; LASERS; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS

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