Investigation of the output characteristics of a pulsed electron-beam-controlled laser utilizing carbon dioxide isotopes

Results are presented of experimental investigations of the efficiency and spectral composition of the radiation from a pulsed atmospheric-pressure electron-beam-controlled laser containing ¹³C¹⁶O₂ and ¹²C¹⁸O₂ carbon dioxide isotopes in the active mixture. It was found that the operating efficiency of a laser utilizing these isotopes is similar to that of a laser utilizing the ¹²C¹⁶O₂ molecule and the input energy is governed by the presence and number of impurities in the active mixture.