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A kinetic model for analysis of the slow-flow CW-discharge CO2 laser with diffusion cooling has been developed in which the gas temperature is obtained from energy balance equations. The method is based on the numerical solution of a set of nonlinear differential equations for vibrational kinetics. The numerical predictions from the model are compared with some experimental results and a good agreement is obtained.
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Koushki, A.M., Silakhori, K. & Jelvani, S. Kinetic modeling of a slow flow CW CO2 laser. Opt Quant Electron 43, 23–33 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-011-9500-9
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