Title :
A 0.2-GW pulsed H2-F2chemical laser initiated by an electron beam
Author :
Greiner, N.R. ; Blair, L.S. ; Bird, P.F.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, N. Mex.
fDate :
9/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Peak powers of 0.2 GW were obtained in 12-J pulses 60-ns full width at half maximum (FWHM) from a room-temperature atmospheric-pressure mixture of H2and F2initiated with an electron beam. The chemical efficiency was 0.25 percent and the electrical efficiency was ∼100 percent.
Keywords :
Atomic beams; Electron beams; Infrared detectors; Laser beams; Laser stability; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Space vector pulse width modulation; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1974.1068366
