Abstract
A detailed discharge model of the opto-galvanic effect in molecular laser gas mixtures is developed based on the temperature perturbation or discharge cooling mechanism of Smith and Brooks (1979). Excellent agreement between the model and experimental results in CO2 laser gas mixtures is obtained. The model should be applicable to other molecular systems where the OGE is being used for laser stabilisation and as a spectroscopic tool.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 59-70 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1984 |
Keywords
- temperature perturbation model
- opto-galvanic effect
- CO2-laser discharges