Measurements of improved electricOIL performance, gain, and laser power

40th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zimmerman, J W ^a   Benavides, G F ^a,b   Woodard, B S ^b   Carroll, D L ^b   Palla, A D ^b   Verdeyen, J T ^b   Solomon, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CU AEROSPACE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; HYBRID LASER SYSTEM; LASER POWER OUTPUT; MEASUREMENTS OF; OXYGEN IODINE LASERS; PRESSURE RANGES; RADIO FREQUENCY DISCHARGES;

OXYGEN;

EID: 72449209170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-4059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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