Discharge characteristics of high-pressure, fast-discharge XeCl excimer laser
Abstract
Based on accurate measurements of voltage and current between the electrodes of a fast-discharge XeCl excimer laser and together with computer analysis, the dynamic impedance of the laser discharge plasma under high pressure (3 to 8 atmospheres) was obtained. The impedance was found to drop to a few ohms in a few nanoseconds. The discharge peak current and the corresponding impedance of the laser cavity at various charging voltages were studied. The results show that it is neither practical nor necessary to match the impedance of the discharge plasma and the impedance of the transmission line.
- Publication:
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China Rept Sci Technol JPRS CST
- Pub Date:
- April 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985ChRST.......27D
- Keywords:
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- Excimer Lasers;
- High Power Lasers;
- High Pressure;
- Impedance;
- Laser Outputs;
- Xenon Chloride Lasers;
- Computer Techniques;
- Experiment Design;
- Laser Cavities;
- Laser Plasmas;
- Lasers and Masers