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Direct generation of sub-nanosecond pulses in a high-pressure miniature excimer laser

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Direct generation of subnanosecond pulses in a 9.0 cm discharge-length high-pressure XeCl laser is reported. The shortest pulse obtained was 670 ps (FWHM) with an energy of 1.2 mJ corresponding to 1.8 MW peak power.

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  1. Department of Optics and Quantum Electronics, JATE University, Dóm tér 9, H-6720, Szeged, Hungary

    B. Rácz, G. Szabó & Zs. Bor

  2. Research Group on Laser Physics, Dóm tér 9, H-6720, Szeged, Hungary

    A. Patócs & F. Ignácz

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Rácz, B., Patócs, A., Szabó, G. et al. Direct generation of sub-nanosecond pulses in a high-pressure miniature excimer laser. Appl. Phys. B 54, 513–515 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325518

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