Influence of CO on the population inversion in CO2 lasers

P. Avivi*, F. Dothan-Deutsch, L. Friedland, H. Keren

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Abstract

The population inversion in a CO2-He glow discharge has been calculated, taking into account CO produced by dissociation in the discharge. The calculation was based on experimentally determined electron energy distribution functions and the measured effective relaxation constant of the CO2 (001) level. It is shown that the population inversion is negligible in the absence of CO. The importance of excitation and relaxation of CO2 (001) by electrons is stressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1719-1721
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1973

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