Spectroscopy and kinetics of the ionic cesium fluoride excimer excited by a laser-produced plasma

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.6.001529· OSTI ID:5834464

Frey, L; Kubodera, S; Wisoff, P J; Sauerbrey, R

The inner-shell ionization of a molecular species using the soft x rays from a laser-produced plasma is described. The emission behavior of the Cs/sup 2+/F/sup /minus// ionic excimer in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) has been studied. A model is presented to describe the fundamental kinetics of the excitation process and is found to be in agreement with the experiments. The absorption of CsF in the VUV has been studied experimentally and theoretically to evaluate Cs/sup 2+/F/sup /minus// as a possible VUV laser species.

• Research Organization: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251-1892 (US)
• OSTI ID: 5834464
• Journal Information: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Opt. Soc. Am. B: Opt. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 6:8; ISSN JOBPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
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EXCIMER LASERS
EXCITATION
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
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LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
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PLASMA
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