Use of 13CO2 in high-power pulsed TEA lasers.
The use of 13CO2 in carbon dioxide lasers enhances the available spectral range very significantly but is prohibitively expensive if gas flow through the laser is required. A TEA CO2 laser equipped with a gas recirculation system is described. This reduces gas costs to negligible levels even for expensive isotopic mixtures.
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Laser Chemistry Group, Chemistry Division, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6.
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Parsons
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