Auger-pumped short-wavelength lasers in xenon and krypton

Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1988 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.37.2033· OSTI ID:5485006

Kapteyn, H C; Falcone, R W

We report studies of new short-wavelength lasers in xenon at 108.9 nm and krypton at 90.7 nm. The lasers are pumped by photoionization of inner-shell electrons followed by Auger decay into excited states. Experiments include measurement of gain and the lifetimes and quenching of the lasing states, the use of a mirror for multipass gain, and studies of the output pulse duration. Numerical simulations which predict gain and the time evolution of the laser output are compared with experiment.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720
• OSTI ID: 5485006
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 37:6; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMPLIFICATION
AUGER EFFECT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FLUIDS
GAIN
GAS LASERS
GASES
INNER-SHELL IONIZATION
IONIZATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
KRYPTON
LASERS
NONMETALS
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
POPULATION INVERSION
QUENCHING
RADIATIONS
RARE GASES
SPECTRA
STIMULATED EMISSION
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
X RADIATION
XENON