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XeCl avalanche discharge laser employing Ar as a diluent

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OSTI ID:5507638

A XeCl avalanche discharge exciplex laser which uses a gaseous lasing starting mixture of: (0.2%-0.4% chlorine donor/2.5%-10% Xe/97.3%-89.6% Ar). The chlorine donor normally comprises HCl but can also comprise CCl/sub 4/ CCl/sub 3/. Use of Ar as a diluent gas reduces operating pressures over other rare gas halide lasers to near atmospheric pressure, increases output lasing power of the XeCl avalanche discharge laser by 30% to exceed KrF avalanche discharge lasing outputs, and is less expensive to operate.

Assignee:
Department of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4301425
OSTI ID:
5507638
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English