Energy parameters and stability of the discharge in a nonchain, self-sustained-discharge-pumped HF laser

Journal Article · Mon Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 2001 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2001V031N12ABEH002110· OSTI ID:21442871

Tarasenko, Viktor F; Orlovskii, Viktor M; Panchenko, Aleksei N ^[1]

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1. Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation)

The generation and discharge are studied in a nonchain HF laser operating on mixtures of SF{sub 6} with hydrogen and hydrocarbons. The specific output energy of the laser is 8.8 J L{sup -1} (73 J L{sup -1} atm{sup -1}) and the total lasing efficiency is 5.5%. It is shown that the formation and maintaining of a volume discharge in self-sustained-discharge-pumped HF lasers with a large content of electronegative gases is caused by the accumulation of the volume discharge of negative ions in conducting regions. (letters)

• OSTI ID: 21442871
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 31; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
GASES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
IONS
LASERS
MIXTURES
NONMETALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
STABILITY
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR FLUORIDES