Repetitively pulsed electron-beam-initiated chemical lasers from SF6–H2 and SF6–D2 mixtures
- 15 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 24 (8), 384-386
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1655227
Abstract
Up to 5 pulses/sec repetitive operation has been achieved with an electron‐beam‐initiated SF6–H2 chemical laser. Maximum laser energies of 250 mJ/pulse have been obtained from an active volume of 244 m1 and a total pressure of 600 Torr. Lasing was also observed from SF6–D2 mixtures with peak energies one‐half of those from SF6–H2.Keywords
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