• DocumentCode
    1058094
  • Title

    Effect of preionization on uniformity of photo-triggered XeCl laser discharges: modeling and comparison with experimental results

  • Author

    Bollanti, Sarah ; Letardi, Tommaso ; Zheng, Chengen

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento ´´Sviluppo Tecnologie di Punta´´, ENEA Area INN, Rome, Italy
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    361
  • Lastpage
    368
  • Abstract
    A model for photo-triggered XeCl laser discharges is described. The effective preionization pulse duration has been calculated, and it has been found to be much shorter than the streamer-forming time for the same gas pressure p and electric field per unit pressure E /p. The minimum preionization rate required for a good glow discharge has been found to increase very quickly with E/ p or p. A comparison between the calculated values and some experimental data has been made and a fairly good agreement has been obtained
  • Keywords
    discharges (electric); excimer lasers; laser theory; xenon compounds; XeCl; electric field; modeling; photo-triggered XeCl laser discharges; preionization; Electrodes; Electrons; Energy efficiency; Equations; Gas lasers; Glow discharges; Inductance; Laser modes; Production; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/27.106834
  • Filename
    106834