Excitation of a long-pulse CO2 laser with a short-pulse longitudinal electron beam
- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 21 (1), 18-19
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1654198
Abstract
A 3‐nsec pulse of 600‐keV electrons has been used to ionize a CO2–N2–He medium from which laser pulses lasting up to 120 μsec have been obtained. The electron beam is nearly collinear with the laser axis and normal to the sustainer field. Pulse energies of 11.5 J have been obtained from the 75‐cm‐long device.Keywords
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