NITROGEN LASER EMPLOYING TWIN SLIDING DISCHARGES

Authors
TZOLOV VP GROZDANOV KA ATANASOV PA
Citation
Vp. Tzolov et al., NITROGEN LASER EMPLOYING TWIN SLIDING DISCHARGES, Journal of applied physics, 75(2), 1994, pp. 1210-1212
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218979
Volume
75
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1210 - 1212
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(1994)75:2<1210:NLETSD>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Twin sliding discharges are used in an ultraviolet nitrogen laser as a direct excitation mechanism as well as a preionizer at the same time. Addition of SF6 is found to cause the appearance of a volume discharg e between the two sliding discharges and an increase of the laser outp ut energy by a factor of 9. Under optimum conditions a pulse energy as high as 3.1 mJ from a 16 cm(3) active volume is achieved. Investigati ons of the temporal behavior and the spatial properties of the laser o utput are presented.