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Results of kinetic modelling of an X-ray preionised, discharge-pumped ArF excimer laser, operating with a spiker-sustainer circuit are presented. The parallel-resistor model includes the complete ArF laser kinetics and calculations of the Boltzmann equation in each layer taking into account the effects of electron–electron and super-elastic collisions. The model further includes a detailed description of the electrical circuit and the formation of filaments with a realistic electrode profile. This model shows a good correspondence with the experimental results in predicting laser energy and optical behaviour. Neglecting the formation of filaments and the electron–electron and super-elastic collision processes yields remarkably poorer results. Parametric studies on the electrode profile, the formation of micro-arcs and on the electrical circuit parameters were performed numerically.
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Received: 23 August 2000 / Revised version: 6 December 2000 / Published online: 27 April 2001
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Demyanov, A., Feenstra, L., Peters, P. et al. Kinetic modelling of a discharge-pumped ArF excimer laser and the effects of discharge filamentation . Appl Phys B 72, 823–833 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100538
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003400100538