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A computational kinetics model of the CuBr laser with added hydrogen is presented. The space-time behaviour of the lasers and lasants is described in detail. Besides the discharge field, it is confirmed that the dissociation/recombination of the CuBr molecule plays an important role in the plasma electron temperature. The radial field, which peaks at ∼30% of the discharge field and has two opposite directions along the radius, results in the skin of electron density and the ‘black centre’ of the large-bore laser beam.
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Cheng, C., Sun, W. Kinetics issues of CuBr lasers with added hydrogen. Opt Quant Electron 28, 405–422 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00287028
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