Accurate method for determining vibration temperatures, and gain limitation in pulse RF-discharge CO_2 laser

摘要

An accurate method of determining gain coefficients of pulse RF-discharge CO2 laser is developed, which involves the use of both the regular 00o1 and 00o2 laser transitions as probes of CO2 laser. The results indicate that the majority of transitions in discharge have anomalous gain coefficients under RF-discharge condition. This fact has not been generally recognized and the neglect of overlapping transitions can lead to errors in determining rotational temperature.