Analytic study of the temperature profile in a copper bromide laser

Based on the two-dimensional heat conduction equation solved under boundary conditions of the third and fourth kind, a new approach is proposed for determining the gas temperature in the cross section of a copper bromide laser. Temperature profiles in the cases of the natural and forced convection are obtained taking into account the basic laser parameters such as the laser design, the input electric power, etc. In particular, computer simulations for the case of forced convection are performed in order to increase the input electric power at a fixed maximum discharge temperature.