A mechanism and kinetics of discharge pumped mercury bromide lasers

Author

Mahmood, Mohammad F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Howard Univ., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

26

Issue

3

fYear

1990

fDate

3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

395

Lastpage

398

Abstract

Emission spectra of the HgBr (B²Σ⁺-Z ²Σ⁺) band system and atomic mercury lines observed during collisions of HgBr₂ with N⁺/N₂⁺ ions at different laboratory kinetic energies are discussed. Emission cross sections of the most intense band of the HgBr transition at 502 nm have been measured at low energies of the projectile ions. Collision-induced dissociative excitation processes appear to be the dominant mechanism producing these emissions

Keywords

gas lasers; ion-molecule collisions; laser transitions; mercury compounds; optical pumping; visible spectra of diatomic inorganic molecules; 502 nm; HgBr (B²Σ⁺-Z²Σ⁺) band system; HgBr emission spectra; HgBr transition; HgBr₂; N₂⁺; N⁺; atomic Hg lines; cross sections; discharged pumped HgBr lasers; dissociative excitation processes; intense band; laboratory kinetic energies; molecular-ion collisions; projectile ion energy; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Kinetic energy; Kinetic theory; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Projectiles; Pump lasers; Sea measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.52111

Filename

52111