Increased efficiency of a transverse-discharge XeF laser
Abstract
The effect of UV preionization on the output characteristics of an XeF excimer laser pumped by a fast transverse discharge is studied experimentally. It is shown that the output energy from the main discharge increases by a factor of five when preionization is used and that an output energy of 25 mJ is achieved with a pulse length of 30 nsec. UV preionization is found not to result in any significant extension of the homogeneous stage of the discharge.
- Publication:
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Technical Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- October 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978TePhL...4..493I