IL48294A - High power flowing gas laser - Google Patents

High power flowing gas laser

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Publication number
IL48294A
IL48294A IL48294A IL4829475A IL48294A IL 48294 A IL48294 A IL 48294A IL 48294 A IL48294 A IL 48294A IL 4829475 A IL4829475 A IL 4829475A IL 48294 A IL48294 A IL 48294A
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Israel
Prior art keywords
laser
gas
excitation region
gas flow
pressure
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IL48294A
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IL48294A0 (en
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/097—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
    • H01S3/09707—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser using an electron or ion beam
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/097—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
    • H01S3/0979—Gas dynamic lasers, i.e. with expansion of the laser gas medium to supersonic flow speeds

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
IL48294A 1974-11-07 1975-10-14 High power flowing gas laser IL48294A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/521,715 US3970962A (en) 1974-11-07 1974-11-07 High power electrically excited flowing gas laser

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IL48294A0 IL48294A0 (en) 1976-01-30
IL48294A true IL48294A (en) 1977-04-29

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US (1) US3970962A (de)
JP (1) JPS5245199B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1031853A (de)
DE (1) DE2546511C3 (de)
FR (1) FR2290771A1 (de)
GB (1) GB1485538A (de)
IL (1) IL48294A (de)
IT (1) IT1052206B (de)
SE (1) SE414251B (de)

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JPS5245199B2 (de) 1977-11-14
JPS5169997A (de) 1976-06-17
SE414251B (sv) 1980-07-14
GB1485538A (en) 1977-09-14
DE2546511C3 (de) 1981-02-05
DE2546511A1 (de) 1976-05-13
IL48294A0 (en) 1976-01-30
CA1031853A (en) 1978-05-23
FR2290771A1 (fr) 1976-06-04
US3970962A (en) 1976-07-20
IT1052206B (it) 1981-06-20
FR2290771B1 (de) 1978-05-12
SE7512333L (sv) 1976-05-10
DE2546511B2 (de) 1980-05-29

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