Abstract

The problem of scaling chemical oxygen — iodine lasers (COILs) is discussed. The results of experimental study of a twisted-aerosol singlet oxygen generator meeting the COIL scalabilityrequirements are presented. The energy characteristics of a supersonic COIL with singlet oxygen and iodine mixing in parallel flows are also experimentally studied. The output power of ∼7.5 kW,corresponding to a specific power of 230 W cm-2, is achieved. The maximum chemical efficiency of the COIL is ∼30%.

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