MAGNETICALLY STABILIZED CROSS-FIELD CO2 LASER

A new concept of stabilizing an electrical CO2 laser discharge against a transverse gas flow is described. A cross magnetic field, mutually perpendicular to the discharge axial electric field and the gas flow velocity, is employed to maintain the electrical discharge column colinear with the optic a...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1970-04, Vol.16 (8), p.321-323
Main Authors: Buczek, C. J., Wayne, R. J., Chenausky, P., Freiberg, R. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A new concept of stabilizing an electrical CO2 laser discharge against a transverse gas flow is described. A cross magnetic field, mutually perpendicular to the discharge axial electric field and the gas flow velocity, is employed to maintain the electrical discharge column colinear with the optic axis. The cross-field laser is convectively cooled and characterized by low flow velocities, low pressure drops, and high operating efficiencies.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1653211