Up-conversion of 248-nm emission via stimulated anti-Stokes Raman scatterin
g in the active medium of the KrF laser has been investigated theoretically
. The conditions have been estimated under which the radiative coupling of
the ionic B, Rydberg E, and covalent X states of KrF yields coherent emissi
on in the 120-nm spectral range. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights
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