Title :
VUV emission from discharge-pumped Ar supersonic jets under high-excitation conditions
Author :
Searles, S.K. ; Tucker, J.E. ; Wexler, B.L. ; Masters, M.F.
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The excimer laser potential of Ar supersonic jets excited by an intense pulsed discharge is studied. Excimer emission is recorded during and after the 100 ns discharge. The time-resolved emission is recorded as a function of plenum gas pressure and distance from the nozzle. A simple mechanism is proposed to account for the luminescence data. Model calculations are compared to the experimental data
Keywords :
argon; excimer lasers; jets; luminescence of gases; supersonic flow; time resolved spectra; 100 ns; Ar; VUV emission; discharge-pumped Ar supersonic jets; excimer laser; high-excitation; intense pulsed discharge; luminescence; nozzle; plenum gas pressure; time-resolved emission; Argon; Electrons; Fault location; Gas lasers; Gratings; Impurities; Kinetic theory; Laser excitation; Physics; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
