Recombination laser transitions in expanding plasmas in Mg, Ca, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Pb, and Bi

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 1982 · Opt. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.7.000034· OSTI ID:5770703

Silfvast, W T; Wood, II, O R

Fifty new laser transitions in the visible and near infrared in ten metal vapors have been observed in the recombination phase of the expanding plasmas produced by a segmented-plasma laser device. Several of the strong visible transitions might be attractive for applications requiring simple lasers that operate at high repetition rates with pulse energies of the order of 0.1 mJ. All the transitions reported here suggest candidates for short-wavelength recombination lasers when isoelectronically scaled to higher ion stages.

• Research Organization: Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
• DOE Contract Number: NONE
• OSTI ID: 5770703
• Journal Information: Opt. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Opt. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 7:1; ISSN OPLED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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