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On the simulation of a copper vapour laser with hydrogen admixtures

G. G. Petrash

P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: The results of computer simulation of a pulsed copper vapour laser with hydrogen admixtures presented in [1–4] are discussed. It is pointed out that the simulation technique used in these papers has a number of serious drawbacks. In particular, it is shown that the prepulse electron temperature obtained with its help is much lower than the temperature of the wall of the gas-discharge tube, which is in direct contradiction with the thermodynamics. Possible reasons for the erroneous results obtained in these works are discussed.

PACS: 42.55.Lt

Received: 17.12.2004
Revised: 23.03.2005

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2005, 35:6, 576–577

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