Lasing in nitrogen pumped by a runaway-electron-preionised diffuse discharge

Journal Article · Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2009V039N12ABEH014112· OSTI ID:21476618

Baksht, E Kh; Burachenko, A G; Tarasenko, Viktor F ^[1]

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

UV lasing is studied in nitrogen and the N{sub 2} - SF{sub 6} mixture pumped by a volume discharge initiated by a runaway-electron preionised diffuse discharge (REPDD) produced in an inhomogeneous electric field. It is shown that lasing at a wavelength of 337.1 nm is observed at pressures up to 2.5 atm without any preionisation source. At a pressure of 0.5 atm with the use of blade electrodes and the N{sub 2}:SF{sub 6}=10:1 active medium of length {approx} 6 cm, the output laser energy of {approx} 2 mJ was achieved for the pulse power of 0.55 MW. The REP DD pumping regime is compared with the regime of pumping by a volume discharge produced by a preionisation source. (lasers)

• OSTI ID: 21476618
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 39, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2009v039n12ABEH014112; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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