Investigation of Plasma Processes in Electronic Transition Lasers.

Abstract

This report describes the essential features of electron-beam controlled discharges of the type common to rare gas halide and mercury-halide lasers. Particular attention is directed toward the XeCl (308 nm) laser using HCl as the halogen donor, and the HgBr(502 nm) laser using HgBr2. The basic kinetic processes controlling the behavior of these lasers are discussed, with special emphasis on electron collisions with HCl and HgBr2, respectively. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA091903

Entities

People

  • William L. Nighan

Organizations

  • United Technologies Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Chemistry
  • Current Density
  • Dissociation
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Energy Transfer
  • Gas Lasers
  • Glow Discharges
  • Ionization
  • Laser Applications
  • Measurement
  • Military Research

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics