KINETICS OF AFTERGLOW OF FUBROUS MATERIALS INDUCED BY EXCIMER-LASER RADIATION

This publication is devoted to experimental investigation into the kin etics of afterglow of fibrous samples excited by emission of an excime r laser (specific energy from 0.15 to 4 mJ/cm(2), wavelengths 193 and 248 nm, pulse duration 40-80 ns). The rise and decay times of the glow are measured as functions of the pulse energy, wavelength, chemical c omposition, and gas pressure in the laser cavity. The energy dependenc e of the glow intensity and the spectral distribution of the glow over the wavelength range from 300 to 800 nm are determined.