Title :
Dissociation of carbon dioxide and inversion in CO2laser
Author :
Lotkova, E.N. ; Ochkin, V.N. ; Sobolev, N.N.
Author_Institution :
Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, USSR
fDate :
8/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dissociation of carbon dioxide in the CO2laser discharge has been investigated by the infrared absorption method both in flowing and sealed systems. The role of CO2dissociation in creating the population inversion has been clarified.
Keywords :
Carbon dioxide; Chemical lasers; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electron tubes; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076813
