• DocumentCode
    1068459
  • Title

    Pure rotational HF laser oscillations from exploding-wire laser

  • Author

    Rice, W.W. ; Oldenborg, R.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    3/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    86
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    We report 19 pure rotational HF laser transitions, 5 of which are new, from exploding-wire, metal atom oxidation lasers. The laser operates at F2pressures as high as 500 torr and at a gain length of only 0.24 m. The laser pulses are 1-4 \\mu s duration and deliver \\sim10^{-4} J/pulse.
  • Keywords
    Atom lasers; Chemical lasers; Coaxial components; Hafnium; Impurities; Laser transitions; Notice of Violation; Optical pulses; Photochemistry; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1977.1069284
  • Filename
    1069284