Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers pp 459-466 | Cite as
Scaling Relations for the Plasma Recombination Laser
Abstract
Although numerous papers have been devoted to the scaling properties of hydrogen-like plasmas and their population densities since the fundamental work of McWhirterl, little has been published on the scaling of plasma recombination laser properties, especially in the case of non-hydrogen-like ions. The purpose of this paper is to present scaling laws for the limits of electron density, laser power, laser energy and small signal gain for non-hydrogen-like recombination laser transitions covering the spectral range from the IR to the XUV. Furthermore an attempt is made to scale the different cooling mechanisms responsible for the pumping of recombination lasers. As far as available, comparison with experimental data is carried out to support the derived scaling laws.
Keywords
Laser Transition Gain Coefficient Density Limit Small Signal Gain Cooling MechanismPreview
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