Fast-Discharge-Initiated KrF Laser

Abstract

Intense laser emission has been observed from the KrF molecule formed by a chemical reaction initiated by fast discharge circuitry. With a gas mixture of He:Kr:NF3 ^ 500:50:1 and a sample pressure of 700 Torr, an output energy of 0.8 mJ was measured from a 25-nsec laser pulse (FWHM). Spectral analysis of the laser emission indicated laser action at 248.5 and 249.5 nm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1975
Accession Number
ADA339143

Entities

People

  • C. P. Wang
  • D. G. Sutton
  • O. L. Gibb
  • S. N. Suchard

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Gas Lasers
  • Krypton Fluoride Lasers
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers