Liquid excimers: lasing Xe sub 2 and Kr sub 2 in liquid argon

Journal Article · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Optics Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.14.001051· OSTI ID:5648343

Loree, T R; Showalter, R R; Johnson, T M ^[1]; Birmingham, B S ^[2]; Hughes, W M ^[3]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (US)
2. U.S. Air Force, Space Command, Los Angeles, California 90009
3. Mission Research Corporation, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544

By pumping a small cryogenic cell with a 40-nsec, 1-MeV {ital e}-beam pulse, we have excited lasing in dilute mixtures of xenon or krypton in liquid argon. The lasing occurred at 175 nm for the excimer Xe{sub 2} and at 147 nm for Kr{sub 2}.

• OSTI ID: 5648343
• Journal Information: Optics Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Optics Letters; (USA) Vol. 14:19; ISSN OPLED; ISSN 0146-9592
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELEMENTS
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FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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