Abstract
Investigation of the effect of dissociation products on the discharge stability and laser performance of TE/TEA CO2 lasers using magnetic-spiker sustainer excitation technology is presented. The tolerance of the discharge to O2/CO concentration is determined, giving improved results to that found in conventional systems. Both solid state and gaseous catalyst are also investigated for extending operational lifetime of the laser gas mixture.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-306 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE |
| Volume | 4184 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Event | XIII International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers - Florence, Italy Duration: 18 Sept 2000 → 22 Sept 2000 |
Keywords
- Catalysts
- Gas decomposition
- Gas discharge
- Operational lifetime
- TE/TEA CO 2 lasers