Research in Laser Processes
Abstract
The modeling of electrical discharges in high pressure Na-Xe mixtures for high power laser applications has been extended to include stimulated emission by incident radiation at the wavelength of the excimer band. In addition, we have explored the effects of the use of very high sodium densities and of changes in the products of dissociative recombination. It is concluded that an efficient laser amplifier would result if one could find an excimer mixture with favorable products of dissociative recombination. The experimental evaluation of metal vapor-rare gas mixtures has been extended to include Mg-Xe mixtures. Stable discharges are obtained similar to those in Na-Xe mixtures. An apparent excimer band extends far to the red side of the resonance line of Mg at 285 nm. The large extent of this red wing suggests that it will be relatively easy to obtain gain using the Mg-Xe mixture. It remains to be seen whether the gain will be large enough to be useful and as to whether there are interfering absorption bands.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 22, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA060761
Entities
People
- A. C. Gallagher
- Arthur V. Phelps
Organizations
- JILA