Title :
Open problems in the XeCl laser physics
Author :
Longo, S. ; Gorse, C. ; Capitelli, M.
Author_Institution :
Centro di Studio per Chimica dei Plasmi del CNR, Bari Univ., Italy
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effects of different assumptions related to plasma kinetics and plasma-circuit interaction on the results of a self-consistent code for modeling an XeCl* self-sustained discharge-pumped laser have been examined. In particular, a discussion is presented of the opportunity of coupling chemical and electron kinetics, the role of inductive effects in plasma-circuit interaction, the NeXe+ kinetics in Ne-buffered XeCl* lasers, the XeCl* stimulated emission cross section, and the HCl vibrational kinetics. Finally, electron energy distribution functions for a Ne/Xe/HCl laser mixture, obtained by solving the two-term Boltzmann equation and using a Monte Carlo code, have been compared
Keywords :
excimer lasers; laser theory; plasma kinetic theory; xenon compounds; Boltzmann equation; HCl; Monte Carlo code; Ne-buffered XeCl* lasers; NeXe+; XeCl laser; XeCl* self-sustained discharge-pumped laser; chemical and electron kinetics coupling; electron energy distribution; plasma kinetics; plasma-circuit interaction; self-consistent code; stimulated emission; vibrational kinetics; Chemical lasers; Distribution functions; Electron emission; Kinetic theory; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Physics; Plasma chemistry; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
