Investigation of the output parameters of a TEA CO2 laser emitting lines in the 0002-[1001,0201]I,II bands

It is shown theoretically that it is possible to achieve an efficiency of 5–15% for real TEA CO₂ lasers emitting lines in the 00⁰2–[10⁰1, 02⁰1]_I,II bands. An energy of 1 J per pulse was achieved from a TEA CO₂ laser, employing a double discharge tube, for the 10-μ P(17) line in this band. This is only a factor of three less than that for the lines of the regular band under the same conditions.