RelaxationCurveofGassesHeatedbyaCO2Laser.pptVIP

Relaxation Curve of Gasses Heated by a CO2 Laser by Jonathan Esten 15.03.2000 with Phillip Stewart under direction of Dr. W. Christian Abstract Theory A gas laser relies on stimulated emission to produce a powerful, coherent beam. A gas cell is placed in the beam path containing the gas that produces the laser light. The gas will heat as the atoms of the gas are stimulated by the energetic laser photons. The gas will then cool in a manner modeled by a pressure-dependent relaxation curve. In our mixed gas sample, interactions between the Nitrogen and the Carbon Dioxide affect the curve shap