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Influence of cooling on the operation of a chemical CO₂ laser utilizing an O₃ : D₂ : CO₂ mixture

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


Abstract: A study was made of the influence of the initial temperature of the investigated mixture on the output parameters of the laser such as the pulse duration and shape, and output energy. Measurements were carried out in the temperature range. The influence of the initial temperature depended on the composition and pressure in the mixture and on the Q factor of the resonator.

UDC: 621.373.826.038.823

PACS: 42.60.Cz, 82.40.Tc

Received: 26.05.1975

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1975, 5:11, 1386–1387