Conceptual design of an industrial chemical oxygen-iodine laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3574, Issue , 1998, Pages 461-465

  Vetrovec, John ^a  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

COIL; industrial laser; laser cutting and welding; odine laser

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN IODINE LASERS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; FLOW OF GASES; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; WELDING;

COIL; ITS APPLICATIONS; LASER CUTTING; SYSTEM COSTS; TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 33747738959     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.334472     Document Type: Conference Paper

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