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Simulation of a CuBr laser in the presence and in the absence of hydrogen impurity

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The generation characteristics of a CuBr laser are calculated using created model, which describes well the existing experimental data. The calculated and experimental time dependences of the atomic copper concentrations in the ground, metastable, and resonant states are compared.

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Boichenko, A.M., Evtushenko, G.S. Simulation of a CuBr laser in the presence and in the absence of hydrogen impurity. Laser Phys. 18, 403–412 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X08040087

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