Energy characteristics of an electron-beam-controlled atmospheric-pressure CO2 laser utilizing CO2–N2–H2O mixtures

An experimental investigation was made of the energy characteristics of a pulsed electron-beam-controlled atmospheric-pressure CO₂ laser utilizing CO₂–N₂–H₂O mixtures as a function of the gas mixture composition, of the electric field strength, and of the specific pump power. The energy parameters of the laser were calculated for the experimental conditions. Qualitative and quantitative agreement was obtained between the calculated and experimentally measured data.