Dissociation of carbon dioxide in sealed-off CO{sub 2} waveguide lasers with radio-frequency excitation

Journal Article · Mon Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2000 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2000V030N01ABEH001649· OSTI ID:21440413

Vesnov, I G; Mol'kov, S I; Stepanov, V A; Shishkanov, E F ^[1]

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1. S.A. Esenin Ryazan State Pedagogical University, Ryazan (Russian Federation)

A mathematical model describing the dissociation of carbon dioxide in sealed-off CO{sub 2} waveguide and slit lasers with radio-frequency excitation is presented. The theoretically calculated degrees of dissociation of CO{sub 2} were tested experimentally. It was demonstrated theoretically and experimentally that the degree of dissociation increases by 5% - 10% with increase in the specific pump power. It was established that the degree of dissociation of carbon dioxide in lasers with the slit design of the discharge channel was approximately 1.5 times higher than in the usual waveguide lasers. (active media)

• OSTI ID: 21440413
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 30, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2000v030n01ABEH001649; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
DISCHARGE CANALS
DISSOCIATION
EXCITATION
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PUMPING
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
WAVEGUIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
GAS LASERS
LASERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATIONS