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Fast axial flow CO/sub 2/laser excited by silent discharge

Kuzumoto et al., 1990

Document ID
4261577592687113684
Author
Kuzumoto M
Ogawa S
Tanaka M
Yagi S
Publication year
Publication venue
IEEE journal of quantum electronics

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A fast axial flow CO/sub 2/laser excited by silent discharge has been developed. With a new electrode system applied to the laser, homogeneous discharge of power density of up to 80 W/cm/sup 3/is obtained without applying any stabilization techniques on the discharge. An …
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