Parametric study of small-signal gain in a slit nozzle, supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser operating without primary buffer gas

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 174-182

  Furman, D ^a   Bruins, E ^a   Rybalkin, V ^a   Barmashenko, B D ^a   Rosenwaks, S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; IODINE; OXYGEN; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SUPERSONIC FLOW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSONIC FLOW;

CAVITY PRESSURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN-IODINE LASERS; MACH NUMBER;

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EID: 0035250432     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.903066     Document Type: Article

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