DIAGNOSTICS OF ACTIVE MEDIA OF CO2-LASERS BY THE LASER SPECTROGRAPH METHOD

An analysis is made of the results of diagnostics of the active medium of a waveguide CO2 laser by the laser spectrograph method. It is show n that a simplified approach to this method has led to errors in deter mination of the translational and vibrational temperatures of CO2 mole cules and, consequently, to an incorrect understanding of the physical processes occurring in the active medium of the laser.