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X-ray preionized CO2 laser

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A short pulse (100 ns) high-energy x-ray source has been used to preionize a transversely excited carbon dioxide gas discharge laser of 600 cm3 active volume. The maximum output power of 60 MW in a 50 ns FWHM pulse was achieved from a CO2−N2−He−CO−Xe static gas mixture at 600 Torr pressure. The energy conversion efficiency was 6%.

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  1. Laser Division, Helionetics, Inc., 5452 Oberlin Drive, 92121, San Diego, CA, USA

    H. Shields

  2. British Aerospace, Sowerby Research Center, Filton, Bristol, England, U.K.

    J. Giannelli

  3. Advanced Kinetics Inc., 1231 Victoria Street, 92627, Costa Mesa, CA, USA

    A. L. S. Smith

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Shields, H., Giannelli, J. & Smith, A.L.S. X-ray preionized CO2 laser. Appl. Phys. B 37, 219–221 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692945

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