Title :
Excimer lamp pumped by a triggered longitudinal discharge
Author :
Bollanti, S. ; Clementi, G. ; Di Lazzaro, P. ; Flora, F. ; Giordano, G. ; Letardi, T. ; Muzzi, F. ; Schina, G. ; Zheng, C.E.
Author_Institution :
Centro Ricerche Frascati, ENEA, Rome, Italy
fDate :
2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The ultraviolet (UV) radiation performance of an XeCl excimer lamp is measured as a function of the gas mixture composition (with and without neon as buffer gas) and pumping condition (longitudinal discharge with and without trigger). Both spatial distribution and spectral content of the emitted UV radiations are carefully determined including the contribution of the XeCl (B-X), XeCl (C-A), and Xe continuum emissions. A peak power density of up to 3 kW/cm2 and an average power density of up to 0.2 W/cm2 can be achieved when using a simple cylindrical aluminum reflector
Keywords :
discharges (electric); excimers; optical pumping; xenon compounds; B-X continuum emission; C-A continuum emission; UV radiation performance; Xe continuum emission; XeCl; XeCl continuum emission; XeCl excimer lamp pumping; average power density; buffer gas; cylindrical aluminum reflector; emitted UV radiations; gas mixture composition; longitudinal discharge; peak power density; pumping condition; spatial distribution; spectral content; trigger; triggered longitudinal discharge; Aluminum; Atmosphere; Chemical industry; Chemical lasers; Chemical processes; Discharges; Electron tubes; Gas lasers; Lamps; Pulse modulation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
