Practical model for gas temperature effects on CO/sub 2/ lasers

An analytical and experimental investigation on the effect of gas temperature on convection flow CO/sub 2/ lasers is presented. A simple and practical model neglecting the population of lower laser levels is proposed and examined by experiments. The model indicates simply that the gas temperature affects the 'inherent threshold discharge power'. Appropriateness of the model has been proven regardless of the schemes of cross flow or axial flow.<
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