• 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 CO2molecules 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