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The system of linear equations of multicomponent convective diffusion is reduced consistently with allowance for the features of the relevant laser devices. A criterion for the realization of a purely diffusion regime is established. A method of diagonalization of the diffusion coefficient matrix is given; it reduces the multicomponent problem to a series of one-component problems. The superposition of relaxation modes is discussed. A diffusion type hydrofluoric laser illustrates the influence of angular asymmetry of the particles on the output power of the radiation.
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Translated from Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 2, pp. 32–37, March–April, 1974.
I thank R. I. Soloukhin for discussions.
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Preobrazhenskii, N.G. Diffusion problems in the linear theory of gasdynamic and chemical lasers. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 15, 172–176 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00850654
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