Longitudinal discharge pumped low-pressure XeCl laser

Fedorov, A I

doi:10.1070/QE2013V043N10ABEH015083

Title: Longitudinal discharge pumped low-pressure XeCl laser

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We have studied output parameters of a XeCl and a N{sub 2} laser pumped by a longitudinal discharge with automatic spark UV preionisation. The output parameters of a low-pressure (30 Torr) XeCl laser operating with Ar, Ne and He as buffer gases or with no buffer gas have been optimised for the first time. The laser generated 5-ns FWHM pulses with an average power of 0.5 mW and output energy of 0.15 mJ. Under longitudinal discharge pumping, an output energy per unit volume of 1.8 J L{sup -1} atm{sup -1} was reached using helium as a buffer gas. With argon-containing and buffer-free mixtures, it was 1.5 J L{sup -1} atm{sup -1}. The N{sub 2} laser generated 2.5-ns FWHM pulses with an average power of 0.35 mW and output energy of 0.05 mJ. (lasers)

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Fedorov, A I ^[1]

V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation)

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI Identifier:: 22370639

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 43; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7818

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; ARGON; BUFFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HELIUM; LASERS; MIXTURES; NITROGEN; PULSES; XENON COMPOUNDS

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  title        = {Longitudinal discharge pumped low-pressure XeCl laser},

  author       = {Fedorov, A I},

  abstractNote = {We have studied output parameters of a XeCl and a N{sub 2} laser pumped by a longitudinal discharge with automatic spark UV preionisation. The output parameters of a low-pressure (30 Torr) XeCl laser operating with Ar, Ne and He as buffer gases or with no buffer gas have been optimised for the first time. The laser generated 5-ns FWHM pulses with an average power of 0.5 mW and output energy of 0.15 mJ. Under longitudinal discharge pumping, an output energy per unit volume of 1.8 J L{sup -1} atm{sup -1} was reached using helium as a buffer gas. With argon-containing and buffer-free mixtures, it was 1.5 J L{sup -1} atm{sup -1}. The N{sub 2} laser generated 2.5-ns FWHM pulses with an average power of 0.35 mW and output energy of 0.05 mJ. (lasers)},

  doi          = {10.1070/QE2013V043N10ABEH015083},

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  journal      = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},

  issn         = {1063-7818},

  number       = 10,

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2013},

  month        = {Thu Oct 31 00:00:00 EDT 2013}

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