Calculation and measurement of
the discharge parameters for a TEA CO2 laser  

Chen Yihong,  Li Wangrong, Liu Yangman & Qiu Junlin  
Laser Institute
Huanzhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, China  
 

ABSTRACT:
 
The electrical parameters of the charge,  preionisation and discharge processes have been calculated theoretically and measured experimentally for a TEA CO2 laser excited by the Blumine circuit. The theoretical results  are in very good agreement with the experimental results.
 
Reprinted from Laser Technology, Vol. 11, No. 2 (1987), 30-37