Time behavior of small-signal gain on high vibrational transitions for pulsed CO laser amplifier with gas mixtures CO:He, CO:N2, and CO:O2

Small-signal gain time behavior for cryogenic pulsed e-beam sustained discharge CO laser amplifier on high (V>15) fundamental band vibrational transitions was studied experimentally for different CO containing gas mixtures including ones typical for CO lasers and amplifiers (CO:He and CO:N 2 ), and CO:O 2 used for singlet delta oxygen production.