Condensed explosive gas dynamic laser

摘要

The condensed explosive of a gas dynamic laser is a condensed mixture of one or more nonhydrogenous organic explosive compounds, such as TNM, with a sufficient amount of aluminum or zirconium powder to supply energy to the products so that a temperature of at least 1100 DEG K. can be achieved at a nozzle throat at a pressure of not more than 10 atmospheres, in such proportions that tau II> tau E> tau I, which produces a population inversion. Satisfactory examples include TNM alone or combined with HNB in various proportions, mixed with 7.5 to 17.5% of aluminum powder.