L. M. Vasilyak, S. P. Vetchinin, P. G. Kadieva, D. N. Polyakov, V. E. Fortov, A. V. Khotina, “Effect of pulsed nanosecond ionisation on the characteristics of an electric-discharge CO<sub>2</sub> laser”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2002, Volume 32, Number 5,Pages <nobr>447

Control of laser radiation parameters

Effect of pulsed nanosecond ionisation on the characteristics of an electric-discharge CO₂ laser

L. M. Vasilyak, S. P. Vetchinin, P. G. Kadieva, D. N. Polyakov, V. E. Fortov, A. V. Khotina

Institute of Extremal States Thermophysics, Scientific Association for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: The possibility of improving the electric discharge stability, increasing the efficiency, and expanding the dynamic operating range of an industrial self-sustained discharge CO₂ laser using additional ionisation by high-voltage nanosecond pulses is studied.

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 42.60.Lh

Received: 13.08.2001
Revised: 25.03.2002