Pulsed powerful e-beam sustained CO laser with a subsonic flow of active gas mixture

Results of the experimental investigation of e-beam sustained cryogenic CO-laser operating in a repetition rate mode are presented. The action of CO- and CO2-laser radiation on the surface of some metals have been compared. The rate of matter removal from the surface irradiated by CO-laser was shown to be several times higher that observed in experiments with CO2 laser pulses.© (2000) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.