Attempts to improve the efficiency of the Blumlein-type UV-nitrogen laser to a maximum were made by optimizing a number of both the structural and operational parameters. A 30 cm length laser with demountable and low-inductance structure was constructed, and its output characteristics were examined under a variety of conditions of discharge electrode spacing and structure, character and position of the driving switch, and gas pressure. As a result, the highest efficiency of 0.5% was achieved at a power level of 600 kW for pure N2 gas. With N
2-SF
6 gas mixture, a further increase of efficiency by a factor of 1. 6 was found. Output characteristics of a scaled-up laser of 90 cm length were also measured, and various causes of efficiency reduction were examined. Among these, we found that the laser output energy (
W) and the charging capacitor. length (
l) are connected by the relation
W∝_??_.
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