Title :
The F + H2O chemical laser
Author :
Florin, Alexa ; Jensen, R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Calif., Los Alamos Sci. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
fDate :
9/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser oscillation, restricted by energy limitations to transitions from first vibrationallevel to ground state, has been observed from HF produced by the reaction of the F atom on H2O initiated by pulsed electric discharge in flowing mixed F2-H20-He gases at 10 torr.
Keywords :
Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Chemical lasers; Gas lasers; Gases; Hafnium; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076828
