Journal of Applied Physics · 1987 · 20 citations · 35 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsMolecular PhysicsOpticsSpectroscopyLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsLaser SpectroscopyOptical SpectroscopyIodine ChemistryLaser Threshold
The experimental performance of a small-scale chemical oxygen-iodine laser is compared to a theoretical model. Measuring the consumption of O2 (1Δg) in the region of the flame indicates that less than five molecules of O2 (1Δg) are required to dissociate one I2 molecule. It is shown that the hyperfine relaxation rates in the iodine atom increase both the laser threshold and the active transverse length of the cavity.
35
An electronic transition chemical laser
William E. McDermott, N. R. Pchelkin, D. J. Benard et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1978 · 421 citations
Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +16
The quenching of metastable O2(1Δg) and O2(1Σg+) molecules
K. H. Becker, W. Groth, U. Schurath · Chemical Physics Letters · 1971 · 166 citations