Date of Award

12-1990

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Department

Department of Engineering Physics

First Advisor

David Stone, Major, USAF

Abstract

An existing CO2 laser amplifier simulation model developed for use on IBM-compatible personal computers has been improved through the redesign and addition of supplemental procedures from several models. The models and selected procedures which form the basis of the improved model are described. One procedure calculates the pumping rates of CO2 and N2 through calculation of the Boltzmann equation. Another procedure calculates the average vibrational temperatures of C2's vibrational modes. A third procedure replaces the Runge- Kutta integrator used in the original model with a faster, more accurate Adams- Bashforth-Moulton predictor-corrector integrator.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GSO-ENP-90D-01

DTIC Accession Number

ADA230597

Comments

The author's Vita page is omitted

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