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The pumping discharge for XeCl lasers

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This paper presents the results of experimental studies on the homogeneity of a discharge in aNe−Xe−HCl gas mixture at a pressure of 2 atm in relation to the discharge current density, the cathode material (Al, Cu, Ti), and the mode of preconditioning of the cathode. With freshCu electrodes, a discharge of current density j∼50 A/cm2 with no cathode spot has been generated. Upon prolonged preconditioning ofAl andCu electrodes, a homogeneous discharge with j>100 A/cm2 and a high density of cathode spots has been realized. The results of numerical calculations based on a plasma model which allows for more than 300 plasma chemical reactions agree well with experiment. The plasma particle densities and the rates of death and birth of charged species are presented as functions of time. The physical processes occurring in the discharge plasma are analyzed.

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  1. Yu. I. Bychkov
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  2. S. L. Gorchakov
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Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 76–86, April, 2000.

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Bychkov, Y.I., Gorchakov, S.L., Yampolskaya, S.A. et al. The pumping discharge for XeCl lasers. Russ Phys J 43, 412–421 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02508526

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