Abstract
Development is reported of a UV-preionized electric-discharge XeCI laser with emission energy ε ≧ 0.8 J (λ = 308 nm). The energy and temporal characteristics of the laser are investigated, and the optimum gas-mixture composition for He as the buffer gas is determined. Ways of further increasing the XeCl-laser energy are indicated on the basis of the results.
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Translated from Lazernye Sistemy, pp. 87–91, 1982.
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Ishchenko, V.N., Razhev, A.M. & Redin, S.G. One-Joule XeCl laser. J Russ Laser Res 7, 376–379 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01120150
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01120150