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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1978
Thomas A Barr, Jr, Huntsville, AL (US);
Miles E Holloman, Decatur, AL (US);
Joseph M Walters, Harvest, AL (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A hydrogen fluoride/deuterium fluoride chemical laser having low concentration of deactivants is provided by the application of external heat rather than by internal combustion to cause thermal decomposition of the normal diatomic fluorine to convert it to atomic fluorine. This is accomplished by external heating of inert gases that then heat the diatomic fluorine or by directly heating from an external source the diatomic fluorine to form atomic fluorine. The formed atomic fluorine is then mixed with hydrogen and/or deuterium in a laser chamber to produce lasing of the gases when brought together in a conventional manner and therefrom a laser output.