Chemical oxygen-iodine laser using a new method of atomic iodine generation

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 564-570

  Špalek, Otomar ^a   Čenský, Miroslav ^a   Jirásek, Vít ^a   Kodymová, Jarmila ^a   Jakubec, Ivo ^b   Hager, Gordon D ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic chlorine; Atomic iodine; Chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL)

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GROUND STATE; HYDROGEN; IODINE; PUMPING (LASER); QUENCHING;

ATOMIC IODINE GENERATION; CHEMICAL EFFICIENCY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN IODINE LASER; EXOTHERMIC REACTION;

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EID: 2442432591     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.826451     Document Type: Article

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