Abstract

Several experiments proposed for flight on the Space Shuttle require the use of gas lasers, but few data are available on the behavior of gas lasers in a low-gravity environment. The response time of the laser plasma to the absence of gravity was calculated, and low-gravity tests were conducted using a NASA KC-135 aircraft flying a parabolic trajectory.

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Interferometry and holography in a low-gravity environment

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Appl. Opt. 21(8) 1349-1355 (1982)

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National Physical Laboratory–National Bureau of Standards iodine-stabilized helium–neon laser intercomparison

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