@inproceedings{895177276b574a17ae3c33441fd68111,
title = "Spatial and temporal development of discharge instabilities in fluorine based excimer laser gas mixtures",
abstract = "The influence of the buffer gases on the discharge homogeneity of F2doped excimer laser gas mixtures is investigated in a small x-ray preionised high-pressure discharge chamber. The spatial and temporal development of discharges in He/F2 and Ne/F2 gas mixtures is monitored via its fluorescence using an intensified CCD camera with a gating time of 300 ps. The formation and development of discharge filaments in He/F2 gas mixtures is completely different from that in Ne/F2. Under the same start up conditions, discharges in Ne/F2 are dominated by cathode hotspots where as no hot spots are visible in discharges in He/F2 gas mixtures. However, the discharges in Ne/F2 gas mixtures appear to be more uniform even though the discharge width decreases in time and hotspots are persistent on the cathode surface.",
keywords = "METIS-226198, IR-96102",
author = "D. Mathew and Bastiaens, {Hubertus M.J.} and Boller, {Klaus J.} and P.J.M. Peters",
year = "2005",
month = aug,
day = "28",
doi = "10.1117/12.622900",
language = "English",
isbn = "0-8194-5965-8",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
pages = "59581A--1--59581A--5",
editor = "K.M. Abramski and A. Lapucci and E.F. Plinski",
booktitle = "Lasers and Applications",
note = "Lasers and Applications 2005 ; Conference date: 28-08-2005 Through 02-09-2005",
}