• DocumentCode
    2656457
  • Title

    High yield rep-rate operation of electra; an electron beam pumped KrF laser

  • Author

    Wolford, M.F. ; Myers, M.C. ; Lehmberg, R.H. ; Giuliani, J.L. ; Kepple, P. ; Petrov, G. ; Obenschain, S. ; Sethian, J.D. ; Hegeler, F. ; Friedman, M. ; Jones, T. ; Searles, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. Applications Int. Corp., McLean, VA, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2032
  • Abstract
    Electra has demonstrated high yield, 725 J, 1 Hz and 5 Hz operation for 100 second bursts. Analysis of fluorine dependence on yield shows replacing super-elastic collision processes with dissociative attachment processes improves agreement.
  • Keywords
    electron beam pumping; excimer lasers; krypton compounds; laser beams; 1 Hz; 100 s; 5 Hz; 725 J; KrF; electra; electron beam pumped KrF laser; fluorine dependency; rep-rate operation; super-elastic collision process; Argon; Electron beams; Kinetic theory; Laser excitation; Laser fusion; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Oscillators; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549366
  • Filename
    1549366