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CO 2 Laser Discharge Influenced by a Rotating Magnetic Field
Author(s) -
Ose E.,
Triebel W.,
Schumann A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.2150340504
Subject(s) - laser , materials science , gas filled tube , rotation (mathematics) , magnetic field , diffusion , atomic physics , laser power scaling , tube (container) , electric discharge in gases , field (mathematics) , power (physics) , signal (programming language) , optics , mechanics , physics , thermodynamics , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , computer science , composite material , programming language , pure mathematics , quantum mechanics
This paper deals with experimental investigations of the effect of a rotating magnetic field on a diffusion cooled CO 2 laser discharge. Some properties relevant to laser activity are discussed, e.g. neutral gas temperature, magnetically driven gas rotation, pumping rate, and distribution of small signal gain within the discharge tube. By means of an intracavity method the radial distribution and the time behavior of the laser output power were measured.