A. V. Anokhin, I. K. Babaev, N. A. Blinov, A. F. Grachev, G. G. Dolgov-Savel'ev, M. D. Mikhailov, V. K. Orlov, V. F. Razumtsev, V. V. Savel'ev, N. V. Cheburkin, “Continuously operating CO<sub>2</sub> laser with a non-self-maintained discharge”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 1975, Volume 2, Number 1,Pages <nobr>211

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Continuously operating CO₂ laser with a non-self-maintained discharge

A. V. Anokhin, I. K. Babaev, N. A. Blinov, A. F. Grachev, G. G. Dolgov-Savel'ev, M. D. Mikhailov, V. K. Orlov, V. F. Razumtsev, V. V. Savel'ev, N. V. Cheburkin

Abstract: A non-self-maintained gas discharge was used to excite the active medium of a cw carbon dioxide laser. Preionization was produced by an electron beam of 150 keV energy. The specific output power from a mode volume was 3 W/cm and the efficiency was 7%. A study was made of the influence of the processes occurring in the cathode region on the stability of the discharge and on the energy characteristics of the laser.

UDC: 621.373.826.038.823

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.60.By, 42.60.Pk, 42.60.Lh, 42.60.Da

Received: 08.07.1974