Kinetic Studies for XeF and KrF Lasers

Abstract

The goal of this program is to measure both the radiative lifetime and the collisional quenching rate coefficients for the XeF and KrF upper laser levels. Our approach is to excite a fraction of the ground state molecules in a cell using a short-pulse XeF or KrF laser. The ground state molecules will be prepared by flash dissociating a mixture of F2 and either Xe or Kr plus a monatomic diluent and then allowing the molecular XeF to come to equilibrium with the free atom densities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038083

Entities

People

  • C. H. Fisher
  • R. E. Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Cable Assemblies
  • Diffusion Pumps
  • Dissociation
  • Electric Power
  • Gases
  • Ground State
  • High Vacuum
  • Krypton Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Photolysis
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Spark Gaps
  • Vacuum
  • Xenon Fluoride Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers