title: Use of 13CO2 in high-power pulsed TEA lasers.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laser Chemistry Group, Chemistry Division, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Parsons