Photoinitiated and photosustained laser
- 1 November 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 21 (9) , 414-415
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654435
Abstract
The gases and cathode of a TEA CO2 laser are irradiated with uv radiation. The resulting photoionization and photoemission initiate and assist in sustaining a high‐energy low‐field‐strength discharge. Output energy of 50 J/liter at an efficiency of 15% has been obtained in an initial demonstration.Keywords
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