Experiment and modeling of O2(1 delta) generation in a bubble-column-type reactor for chemically pumped iodine lasers

Experiments in a bubble column type reactor in a chemical oxygen-iodine laser system applying high flow rates of chlorine mixed with buffer gas have been carried out. A model which accounts for the physical processes in this system is presented. It is shown that the model can describe our system as well as other systems where buffer gas was not used.