Performance modeling of supersonic chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL)

For supersonic COIL, we deduced the rate equation (RE) model that can deal with the cases of homogenous and inhomogenous broadening being of equal importance and the case of inhomogenous broadening effect being predominating in this paper. The effects of temperature, pressure, iodine density and frequency-shift factor on the power and efficiency of COIL are given.