Title :
Gas temperature dependent output of the atomic argon and xenon lasers
Author :
Hebner, Gregory A.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser power and energy have been measured for the transitions at 1.73 and 2.03 μm in atomic xenon, and 1.27 and 1.79 μm in atomic argon, for gas temperatures between 290-585 K. Nuclear excitation using 235U fission-fragments provided pump powers between 2-10 W/cm 3. Peak laser output in xenon was independent of gas temperature below 400 K. Laser output at 1.79 μm in argon decreased monotonically with increasing gas temperature while the 1.27 μm laser output was independent of gas temperature below 380 K. In all cases, the laser threshold increased as the gas temperature increased
Keywords :
argon; gas lasers; laser beams; laser transitions; nuclear pumped lasers; xenon; 1.27 mum; 1.73 mum; 1.79 mum; 2.03 mum; 290 to 585 K; 380 K; 400 K; 235U fission-fragments; Ar; Xe; gas temperatures; laser energy; laser output; laser power; laser threshold; nuclear excitation; peak laser output; pump powers; transitions; Argon; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Pump lasers; Temperature dependence; Xenon;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
