Excimer Laser Research

Abstract

This final report describes theoretical and experimental investigations of the rare gas monohalides, halogens, mercury monohalides and interhalogen molecules. These molecules show great promise for achieving high power scalable laser action in the near UV and visible portion of the spectrum. The report includes a description of fluorescence and lasing experiments for these molecules; an analysis of formation kinetics; and theoretical calculations of rare gas metastable photoionization and the mercury halide radiative lifetimes. A theoretical model has been developed to describe the excited ion- pair state structure of the rare gas halides and interhalogens. The predictions of this theory are borne out by fluorescence experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA085520

Entities

People

  • J. H. Parks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Excimer Lasers
  • Frequency Combs
  • Ionization
  • Kinetics
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Quantum Yields
  • Security
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers