Time-resolved fluorescence and gain studies in discharge devices on the C-A transition of XeF
Year: 1989
Authors: Sze Robert C., Sakai Tatsuhiko, Sentis Marc, Vannini Matteo, Maloney Mike, Bigio Irving
Autors Affiliation: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM,, USA
Abstract: The authors report extensive time-resolved fluorescence and gain measurements in a number of avalanche discharge devices preionized by VUV arcs under a variety of power deposition levels. The goal is to determine the best approach toward development of an energetic tunable blue-green laser using the C-A transition of XeF. The effect of a krypton additive, which greatly improved output lasing in electron-beam-pumped systems, as well as the use of NF3 and F2 as halogen donors has been studied. Fluorescence and gain study results presently show little benefit from the use of krypton additive. Studies using NF3 are limited to below 2 torr. Above this pressure the discharge becomes unstable.
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KeyWords: Fluorescence; Gases, Inert–Ionization; Krypton, Avalanche Discharge Devices; C-A Transitions; Digest of Paper; Krypton Additive; Time-Resolved Fluorescence; Tunable Blue-Green Laser, Lasers, ExcimerDOI: 10000000000