Efficient XeCl(B) formation in an electron-beam assisted Xe/HCl laser discharge

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91582· OSTI ID:5688984

Nighan, W L; Brown, R T

XeCl(B) formation processes are examined for conditions typical of a discharge-excited laser using HCl as the chlorine donor. It is shown that vibrational excitation of HCl followed by dissociative attachment is a primary step in the reaction sequence resulting in Cl/sup -/ . XeCl(B) formation is the result of a three-body Xe/sup +/ -CL/sup -/ recombination reaction. Experimental results are presented which demonstrate efficient (approx.2%) XeCl laser operation in an e-beam assisted discharge in which over 75% of the energy was deposited by the discharge.

• Research Organization: United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108
• OSTI ID: 5688984
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 36:7; ISSN APPLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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