Upper state formation kinetics and line tunability of the iodine monofluoride discharge laser

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.331188· OSTI ID:5339919

Dlabal, M L; Eden, J G

The collisional kinetics of upper state formation for the iodine monofluoride (IF) discharge pumped laser have been studied using tunable dye laser absorption spectroscopy. As for electron- beam excitation, the immediate precursor to IF*(D') is found to be the I*(6s/sup 4/P) species. Energy stored in the F*(/sup 4/P) states, however, is not recovered in the laser's output due to weak F*..-->..I* collisional coupling. Limited tunability of this laser has been demonstrated with a Littrow prism and has resulted in the observation of a new D'..-->..A'laser transition at 467 nm.

• Research Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801
• OSTI ID: 5339919
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 53:6; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
ABSORPTION
BEAMS
COUPLING
DATA
DYE LASERS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRON BEAMS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
GAS LASERS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IODINE COMPOUNDS
IODINE FLUORIDES
KINETICS
LASERS
LEPTON BEAMS
LIQUID LASERS
NUMERICAL DATA
PARTICLE BEAMS
PRISMS
SPECTROSCOPY
TUNING