Efficient e-beam sustained Ar:Xe laser

H. Botma; W.J. Witteman

doi:10.1117/12.25953

Efficient e-beam sustained Ar:Xe laser

H. Botma, W.J. Witteman

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An efficient atomic Xe laser pumped by a combination of an e-beam and an electric discharge has been made. In the present study we investigated the laser operation as a function of gas pressure. The best results were obtained at a pressure of 7-8 bar under optimized excitation conditions. The specific output energy reached 10 J/l and the specific laser power 12 MW/l. The efficiency is about 2%. When both e-beam and sustainer current are present simultaneously the efficiency can rise to 7-9% in a 0.25 µs interval.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Laser
Editors	Concepcion Maroto Domingo, Jose M. Orza
Publisher	SPIE
Pages	573-576
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25953
Publication status	Published - 10 Sept 1990
Event	8th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers 1990 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 10 Sept 1990 → 14 Sept 1990 Conference number: 8

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	1397
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Conference	8th International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers 1990
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	10/09/90 → 14/09/90

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