Title :
High efficiency, high-energy performance of an X-ray preionized Ar-Xe laser
Author :
Tucker, J.E. ; Wexler, B.L.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Improved performance has been obtained from the X-ray preionized argon-xenon laser by using a spiker-sustainer circuit to efficiently pump the discharge. An output of 420 mJ was obtained from a 0.4-L active volume at 2-atm pressure with an overall efficiency of 1%. An efficiency of 4.1% due to the sustainer contribution alone was also realized
Keywords :
gas lasers; ionisation of gases; laser transitions; xenon; 1 percent; 2 atm; 4.1 percent; 420 mJ; Ar-Xe laser; X-ray preionized; Xe 5d-6p laser transition; active volume; overall efficiency; spiker-sustainer circuit; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Ionization; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Plugs; Power lasers; Pump lasers; X-ray lasers; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
