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The Nasa High-Power Carbon Dioxide Laser - A Versatile Tool For Laser Applications
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The Nasa High-Power Carbon Dioxide Laser - A Versatile Tool For Laser Applications
The Nasa High-Power Carbon Dioxide Laser - A Versatile Tool For Laser Applications
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R. B. Lancashire
R. B. Lancashire
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D. L. Alger
D. L. Alger
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E. J. Manista
E. J. Manista
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J. G. Slaby
J. G. Slaby
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J. W. Dunning
J. W. Dunning
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R. M. Stubbs
R. M. Stubbs
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30 December 1976
proceedings article
Published by
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
Vol. 86
,
11-19
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954953
Abstract
The NASA Lewis Research Center has designed and fabricated a closed-cycle, continuous wave (CW), carbon dioxide (CO2) high-power laser to support research for the indentification and evaluation of possible high-power laser applications. The device is designed to generate up to 70 kW of laser power in annular-shape beams from 1 to 9 cm in diameter. Electric discharge, either self-sustained or electron-beam-sustained, is used for excitation. This laser facility can be used in two ways. First, it provides a versatile tool on which research can be performed to advance the state-of-the-art technology of high-power CO2 lasers in such areas as electric excitation, laser chemistry, and quality of output beams, all of which are important whether the laser application is government or industry oriented. Second, the facility provides a well-defined, continuous wave beam for various application experiments, such as propulsion, power conversion, and materials processing.© (1976) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Keywords
ELECTRONS
CHEMISTRY
CARBON DIOXIDE
LASERS
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