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US 7,512,169 B2Granted
Method and system for producing singlet delta oxygen (SDO) and laser system incorporating an SDO generator
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorThomas L. Bunn
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Abstract
A method for producing singlet delta oxygen may include forming a molecular beam of oxygen clusters from oxygen from an oxygen source. The method may also include optically pumping the molecular beam of oxygen clusters to produce singlet delta oxygen.
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A method for producing singlet delta oxygen for a laser system, comprising:
- forming a molecular beam of oxygen clusters from oxygen from an oxygen source by causing supersonic expansion of the oxygen;
- and
- optically pumping the molecular beam of oxygen clusters to produce the singlet delta oxygen (SDO) after the molecular beam of oxygen clusters are formed.
A method for producing singlet delta oxygen, comprising:
- forming a molecular beam of oxygen clusters from oxygen from an oxygen source by causing supersonic expansion of the oxygen;
- exciting the oxygen clusters to produce singlet delta oxygen after the molecular beam of Oxygen clusters are formed;
- and
- using the singlet delta oxygen to perform one of a group including generating a laser beam, bleaching an object, disinfecting an object, and decontaminating an object.
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A method for generating a laser beam, comprising:
- forming a molecular beam of oxygen clusters from oxygen from an oxygen source by causing supersonic expansion of the oxygen;
- optically pumping the molecular beam of oxygen clusters to produce a flow of singlet delta oxygen after the molecular beam of oxygen clusters are formed;
- entraining the singlet delta oxygen flow with iodine to form a laser gain medium for generating the laser beam.
A system for producing singlet delta oxygen, comprising:
- a structure to form a molecular beam of oxygen clusters from oxygen from an oxygen source, wherein the structure causes supersonic expansion of the oxygen;
- and
- an optical pump to create a singlet delta oxygen flow from the molecular beam of oxygen clusters after the molecular beam of oxygen clusters are formed by the structure.
A laser system, comprising:
- a structure to form a molecular beam of oxygen clusters by causing supersonic expansion of the oxygen;
- an optical pump to create a singlet delta oxygen flow from the molecular beam of oxygen clusters after the molecular beam of oxygen clusters are formed;
- and
- an iodine injection source to entrain the singlet delta oxygen flow with iodine to form a laser gain medium for generating the laser beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.