Efficient operation of a low-impedance Blumlein discharge initiated HF/DF chemical laser |
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Authors: | Midorikawa K Shin Sumida Sato Y Obara M Fujioka T |
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Affiliation: | Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Japan; |
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Abstract: | A study is described on the efficient operation of an HF/DF chemical laser initiated by a low-impedance Blumlein discharge. Some combinations of 0.33 and 0.66-Ω flat-plate Blumlein lines with simple discharge chambers of various active volumes were investigated. For an SF6/H2mixture, an HF laser gave a maximum efficiency of 6.3 percent, and 5 J/1 was extracted. Substitution of D2for H2gave a DF laser output energy as high as 80 percent of the HF chemical laser output. |
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