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The functioning of a carbon dioxide laser is generalized from the standard low nitrogen concentration, low temperature coolant to the high nitrogen concentration, room temperature air free convection cooling regime. The efficiencies of the two regimes are comparable. Theoretical arguments are presented to support this new regime.
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da Costa, A.F., Tsui, K.H., Huang, Y.K. et al. Partial pressure scaling law of CO2 laser efficiency. Appl. Phys. B 51, 227–232 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405745
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