DocumentCode
1140816
Title
Laser action in a flowing mixture of formic acid, nitrogen, and helium
Author
Franzen, D.
Author_Institution
Department of Electric Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Volume
7
Issue
10
fYear
1971
fDate
10/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
494
Lastpage
495
Abstract
Laser action has been observed in an electrically excited mixture of formic acid, nitrogen, and helium. The source of population inversion is shown to be CO2 molecules that are formed by the dissociation of formic acid.
Keywords
Chemical lasers; Delay; Hafnium; Helium; Laser excitation; Nitrogen; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Pulse measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076564
Filename
1076564
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