DocumentCode
1139788
Title
VUV emission from discharge-pumped Ar supersonic jets under high-excitation conditions
Author
Searles, S.K. ; Tucker, J.E. ; Wexler, B.L. ; Masters, M.F.
Author_Institution
Laser Phys. Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
30
Issue
9
fYear
1994
fDate
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2141
Lastpage
2146
Abstract
The excimer laser potential of Ar supersonic jets excited by an intense pulsed discharge is studied. Excimer emission is recorded during and after the 100 ns discharge. The time-resolved emission is recorded as a function of plenum gas pressure and distance from the nozzle. A simple mechanism is proposed to account for the luminescence data. Model calculations are compared to the experimental data
Keywords
argon; excimer lasers; jets; luminescence of gases; supersonic flow; time resolved spectra; 100 ns; Ar; VUV emission; discharge-pumped Ar supersonic jets; excimer laser; high-excitation; intense pulsed discharge; luminescence; nozzle; plenum gas pressure; time-resolved emission; Argon; Electrons; Fault location; Gas lasers; Gratings; Impurities; Kinetic theory; Laser excitation; Physics; Pump lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.309876
Filename
309876
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