Electron-Beam-Controlled Electrical Discharge as a Method of Pumping Large Volumes of CO2 Laser Media at High Pressure
- 15 January 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 20 (2) , 56-60
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654044
Abstract
An electron‐beam‐controlled discharge has been used to pump a variety of CO2 laser gas mixtures at atmospheric pressure in substantial volumes. Electrical and laser properties of the pumped medium have been measured. Small‐signal‐gain coefficients up to 0.045 cm−1 were achieved at field strengths of 3 kV/cm.Keywords
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