• DocumentCode
    1082076
  • Title

    A study of VUV fluorescence and lasing in electron beam excited xenon

  • Author

    Duzy, Carolyn ; Boness, John

  • Author_Institution
    Avco Everett Research Laboratory, Inc., Everett, MA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    640
  • Lastpage
    649
  • Abstract
    An experimental and theoretical study of VUV radiation in electron-beam excited xenon was undertaken. Fluorescence was observed with efficiencies approaching 50 percent for pressures above 1 atm and modest cell currents (≤ 5 A/cm2). Lasing was also observed at pressures ≥ 2 atm but the presence of premature laser pulse termination reduced efficiencies to < 1 percent. Several possible causes of this premature pulse termination were investigated.
  • Keywords
    Noble-gas lasers; Noble-gas lasers, excimer; Pulsed lasers; Ultraviolet lasers; Atmospheric modeling; Atom lasers; Atomic measurements; Electron beams; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser modes; Potential energy; Xenon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1980.1070533
  • Filename
    1070533
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1082076