S. Longo et al., SIMPLIFIED AND COMPLEX MODELING OF SELF-SUSTAINED DISCHARGE-PUMPED, NE-BUFFERED XECL LASER KINETICS, Plasma chemistry and plasma processing, 13(4), 1993, pp. 685-700
Two simple kinetic models of a Ne-buffered XeCl laser discharge are pr
esented based on different simplifications of the chemical kinetics of
a complex model that recently appeared in the literature. when applie
d to the study of a small-volume XeCl laser, the results of both simpl
e and complex models are in satisfactory agreement with the experiment
s. Shifting to a larger-volume laser, both models show problems due to
loss of stability of the discharge. A one-dimensional modeling is per
formed, and it is found that different assumptions on the kinetics of
the NeXe+ ion in the discharge lead to completely different results as
regards the effect of a preionization-triggered instability.