Some methods of electron-beam entry into a dense gas

A system is considered of pumping a laser with an electron beam that moves relative to the active medium. The problem of planar two-dimensional gas flow through a bounded heat-releasing medium, a problem analogous to that of rectilinear motion of a beam with constant velocity, is solved analytically. It is proposed to admit an electron beam into a dense gas through aerodynamic ports. The effect of perturbations induced by the beam passage on the flow of gas in an aerodynamic port with a rarefaction wave is analyzed.Translated from Trudy Ordena Lenina Fizicheskogo Institute im. P. N. Lebedeva AN SSSR, Vol. 145, pp. 160–171, 1984.