High energy XeBr electric discharge laser

Sze, Robert C; Scott, Peter B

Title: High energy XeBr electric discharge laser

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A high energy XeBr laser for producing coherent radiation at 282 nm. The XeBr laser utilizes an electric discharge as the excitation source to minimize formation of molecular ions thereby minimizing absorption of laser radiation by the active medium. Additionally, HBr is used as the halogen donor which undergoes harpooning reactions with Xe.sub.M * to form XeBr*.

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Sze, Robert C ^[1]; Scott, Peter B ^[2]

Santa Fe, NM
Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863847

Patent Number(s):: 4259645

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
H01S3/225 - comprising an excimer or exciplex

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Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: energy; xebr; electric; discharge; laser; producing; coherent; radiation; 282; nm; utilizes; excitation; source; minimize; formation; molecular; minimizing; absorption; active; medium; additionally; hbr; halogen; donor; undergoes; harpooning; reactions; xe; form; excitation source; producing coherent; coherent radiation; laser radiation; electric discharge; discharge laser; active medium; laser utilizes; xebr laser; minimizing absorption; minimize formation; energy xebr; /372/

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