Pumping nitrogen and excimer laser mixture by breakdown ionization wave

S. V. Kostiouchenko; N. N. Koudryavtsev; A. V. Mezhiba; A. S. Rodionov; Leonid M. Vasilyak

doi:10.1117/12.204952

31 March 1995 Pumping nitrogen and excimer laser mixture by breakdown ionization wave

S. V. Kostiouchenko, N. N. Koudryavtsev, A. V. Mezhiba, A. S. Rodionov, Leonid M. Vasilyak

Proceedings Volume 2502, Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204952
Event: Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, 1994, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Abstract

The efficient pumping of N₂ and He/Kr/F₂ (45:3:1) laser mixture by longitudinal electric discharge in the form of powerful breakdown ionization wave at driving pulse voltage of -120 kV amplitude, 40 ns duration, 3 ns rise time has been demonstrated. The developed gives us a possibility to excite a nitrogen and an excimer laser mixture with specific stopping energies about 2,1 J/cm³ and 1,9 J/cm³ corresponding as well as to produce laser action in N₂ with output power up to 100 kW in pulse having a duration of 10 ns FWHM with excellent laser beam quality.

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S. V. Kostiouchenko, N. N. Koudryavtsev, A. V. Mezhiba, A. S. Rodionov, and Leonid M. Vasilyak "Pumping nitrogen and excimer laser mixture by breakdown ionization wave", Proc. SPIE 2502, Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, (31 March 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204952

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