Bulg. J. Phys. vol.16 no.1 (1989), pp. 129-134


Pulsed CO2 Laser with Self-Sustained Discharge, Operating with Free-Helium Mixtures at Superatmospheric Pressures

S.G. Vasilev, P.A. Atanasov
Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Lenin blvd., Sofia 1784
Abstract. The output characteristics of a pulsed CO2 laser with a plasma cathode and discharge volume of 10 cm3 are presented. The laser was found to operate at pressures up to 9 atm without using helium in the gas mixture.

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