Oxygen atom density and thermal energy control in an electric-oxygen iodine laser

G. F. Benavides, A. D. Palla, J. W. Zimmerman, B. S. Woodard, D. L. Carroll, W. C. Solomon

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Abstract

Experiments[1] with Electric Oxygen-Iodine Laser (ElectricOIL) heat exchanger technology have demonstrated improved control of oxygen atom density and thermal energy, with minimal quenching of O2(a 1Δ), and increasing small signal gain from 0.26% cm -1 to 0.30% cm-1. Heat exchanger technological improvements were achieved through both experimental and modeling studies, including estimation of O2(a1Δ) surface quenching coefficients for select ElectricOIL materials downstream of a radio-frequency discharge-driven singlet oxygen generator. Estimation of O2(a 1Δ) quenching coefficients is differentiated from previous studies by inclusion of oxygen atoms, historically scrubbed using HgO [2-4] or AgO[5]. High-fidelity, time-dependent and steady-state simulations are presented using the new BLAZE-VI multi-physics simulation suite[6] and compared to data.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHigh Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications VII
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819498755
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventHigh Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications VII - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 2 2014Feb 4 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8962
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceHigh Energy/Average Power Lasers and Intense Beam Applications VII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period2/2/142/4/14

Keywords

  • Atom
  • Coefficient
  • DOIL
  • EOIL
  • ElectricOIL
  • Heat
  • Oxygen
  • Quenching
  • Singlet
  • Thermal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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