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The results of experimental and theoretical studies of operation regimes of a pulsed chemical D2–F2–CO2 UV initiated laser are presented. The influence of particular mixture components, the power of the UV radiation source, and the resonator's characteristics on the output radiation parameters are experimentally studied on the “Kaiman” setup. The results of theoretical simulation obtained using the proposed scheme correspond sufficiently to those obtained experimentally. A description is given of the pulsed D2–F2–CO2 UV initiated laser “Flash-1” that provides for radiation pulses of 18 J with a 2.6–3.5 μs duration in the 10-micron range. A detailed description is given of the precision diagnostics of dark reactions occurring during the mixture preparations and affecting the efficiency of energy extraction in the course of generation.
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Alexandrov, A.O., Feoktistov, L.P., Frolov, M.P. et al. Selection of a Master-Oscillator Scheme for a Chemical IR-Initiated Laser. Journal of Russian Laser Research 24, 256–288 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024148326101
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