Discharge characteristics and output performance of a US-preionized XeCl laser

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5949392

Midorikawa, K; Hokazono, H; Itoh, Y; Obara, M; Fujioka, T

Discharge characteristics and output performance of a self-sustained discharge XeCl laser were investigated experimentally and theoretically. The operating E/P and discharge resistivity in a quasi-steady state were studied with Ne- and He-based mixtures; E is the electric field strength and P the operating pressure. Electron energy distribution functions of these mixtures became almost equal at each E/P. Small absorption and faster gain build-up due to faster ion-ion recombination resulted in more efficient energy extraction in Ne-based mixture. Moreover, our theoretical model predicted the further scaling limitation not due to the build-up of nonsaturable absorption but due to the consumption of HCl.

• Research Organization: Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5949392
• Report Number(s): CONF-830109-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 100
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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