Excimer Laser Research

Abstract

This report describes a theoretical and experimental investigation of the rare gas monohalides. As a class, these molecules show great promise for achieving high power acalable laser action in the near UV portion of the spectrum. A theory has been developed to describe the structure of these molecules. The predictions of this theory are borne out by fluorescence experiments carried out in high pressure rare gas/halogen mixtures, using electron-beam excitation. The kinetics of these mixtures and their potential as high power lasers are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA016606

Entities

People

  • C. A. Brau
  • J. J. Ewing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Contracts
  • Efficiency
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Emission Spectra
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Excimers
  • Excitation
  • Ground State
  • High Pressure
  • Kinetics
  • Laser Applications
  • Measurement
  • Molecules

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics