Applications of powerful CO2 lasers in atomic industry

The powerful CO2-laser with power 1-50 kW, both continuous and pulse-periodical for use in different economics sectors were created in TRINITI. These lasers were used for laser welding, cutting and surface treatment of different materials. In the field of atomic industry the laser installations were used for solving some important problems.© (2000) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.