Bastiaens H. M. J. On the long pulse operation of the molecular fluorine laser//Thesis for the degree of PD, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands. 2000. 14. <...> Treshchalov A., Lissovski A., Chikeev E.//International Conf. on Atomic and Molecular Pulsed Lasers IV, Proceeding of SPIE. 2002. <...> Generation of plasma inhomogeneities and their total suppression in a volume self-sustained discharge V. Yu. <...> Khomich, V. A. Yamshchikov Institute for Electrophysics and Electroenergetics, 18 Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, S.-Petersburg, 191186, Russia E-mail: yamschikov52@mail.ru Principal modes of inhomogeneities, formed in a volume self-sustained discharge, are analysed. <...> Possible mechanisms and conditions of suppression of their development are considered. <...> The volume self-sustained discharge (VSSD) in the 2 : N2 : He gas mixes is obtained and investigated. <...> Local plasma inhomogeneities are absent in this discharge. <...> Duration of steady burning of the VSSD in the CO2:N2:He = 1:2:3 mixed gas at atmospheric pressure has made 10 s at the 170 J/litr power contribution. <...> PACS: 52.80.Tn Keywords: volume self-sustained discharge, discharge inhomogeneities, initial electrons density, CO2-laser. <...>