Smith, A.L.S. and Mellis, J. (1982) Operating efficiencies in pulsed carbon-dioxide lasers. Applied Physics Letters, 41 (11). pp. 1037-1039. ISSN 0003-6951
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Abstract
Computer models of the CO2‐N2‐He laser system usually predict that 20%-33% of the discharge energy should be available as radiation output. Using a comprehensive kinetics model to study vibrational temperatures and stored energies, we find a deterioration in laser efficiency with increasing input energy, due to electron superelastic losses during the excitation pulse. Experimental observations support the calculated vibrational temperatures and likewise our predicted 8%-12% yield efficiency at optimum excitation is in good agreement with the values realized in working lasers.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 17830 |
| Keywords: | carbon-dioxide lasers, computer modelling, laser efficiency, Optics. Light, Probabilities. Mathematical statistics |
| Subjects: | Science > Physics > Optics. Light Science > Mathematics > Probabilities. Mathematical statistics |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Physics |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 06 May 2010 19:46 |
| Last modified: | 07 Mar 2011 22:14 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/17830 |
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