S. Jelvani, H. Amiri, H. Pazokian, M. Montazerolghaem, M. Mollabashi, S. A. Naeimi, D. Esmaeilpour, “Effect of argon on the performance of a fast-axial flow CO<sub>2</sub> laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2011, Volume 41, Number 1,Pages <nobr>17

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Lasers

Effect of argon on the performance of a fast-axial flow CO₂ laser

S. Jelvani^a, H. Amiri^ba, H. Pazokian^ba, M. Montazerolghaem^a, M. Mollabashi^b, S. A. Naeimi^a, D. Esmaeilpour^a

^a Laser & Optics Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Iran
^b Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology, Iran

Abstract: The performance characteristics of a fast-axial flow (FAF) cw CO₂ laser are described. The dependences of the output power, efficiency, and discharge voltage on the discharge current of a FAF cw CO₂ laser with optimised composition of the CO₂:N2:He = 1:4.4:7.6 gas mixture with a small amount of argon are studied experimentally at two pressures of 50 and 60 mbar in open and closed cycle regimes of the laser system.

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.60.Lh

Received: 28.02.2009
Revised: 21.12.2009