Photoinitiated chemical CO laser utilizing CS₂+O₃ mixtures

A. S. Bashkin, A. N. Oraevskiĭ, V. N. Tomashov, N. N. Yuryshev


Abstract: An investigation was made of the possibility of using ozone as an oxidant in a chemical CO laser based on oxidation of carbon disulfide. It was found that the efficiency of SF₆ as a diluent was considerably higher than that of He or Ar. A specific energy of 4.5 mJ/cm³ was obtained: this was twice as high as that obtained for a CS₂+O₂ mixture under optimal conditions.

UDC: 621.3.038.8

PACS: 42.60.Cz, 82.40.Tc

Received: 05.08.1975

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1976, 6:2, 191–195