Discharge pumped mercuric halide dissociation lasers

Journal Article · Sat Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.90290· OSTI ID:6803789

Burnham, R

Lasers on the (B-X) transitions in HgCl, HgBr, and HgI at 558, 502, and 443 nm, respectively, have been excited in a uv-preionized transverse electric discharge. Marked increases in laser efficiency and output power were obtained when nitrogen was added to the laser discharge.

• Research Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
• OSTI ID: 6803789
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 33:2; ISSN APPLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
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BROMIDES
BROMINE COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
DISSOCIATION
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
EXCITED STATES
FLUIDS
FLUORESCENCE
GAS LASERS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
KINETICS
LASERS
LUMINESCENCE
MERCURY BROMIDES
MERCURY CHLORIDES
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
MERCURY HALIDES
MERCURY IODIDES
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
REACTION KINETICS