Efficient two-photon resonant frequency conversion of powerful pulsed dye laser radiation generates in Xe intense VUV light at

. The frequency ω
UVis tuned to the 5p-6p [

] two-photon resonance (

nm). For dye laser radiation ω
Dat

nm ω
VUVis tunable in the spectral range of

nm. The resonantly enhanced conversion efficiency is typically 0.05-0.2 percent; the generated VUV pulse power

kW. The experimental results provide detailed information on conversion limiting saturation phenomena and their dependence on the input power and the detuning of ω
UVfrom the two-photon resonance.