FEASIBILITY OF INCREASING THE OUTPUT ENERGY OF A NONCHAIN HF (DF) LASER

Citation
Vv. Apollonov et al., FEASIBILITY OF INCREASING THE OUTPUT ENERGY OF A NONCHAIN HF (DF) LASER, Quantum electronics, 27(3), 1997, pp. 207-209
Citations number
11
Journal title
ISSN journal
10637818
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
207 - 209
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(1997)27:3<207:FOITOE>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Significant stabilisation of self-sustained volume discharges in activ e mixtures of nonchain HF (DF) lasers was achieved by replacing H-2 (D -2) with hydrocarbons (carbon deuterides). These discharges were used in chemical lasers with large active volumes and high output parameter s. An active volume of 5 litres yielded an output energy of 31 J from an HF laser and 24 J from a DF laser with the technical efficiency of 2.8% and 2.2%, respectively.