Long-pulse high-power VUV molecular F2 laser pumped by a beam of relativistic electrons

Peter J. M. Peters; Frank T. Lankhorst; Bert M. Bastiaens; Hako Botma; Wilhelmus J. Witteman

doi:10.1117/12.204959

31 March 1995 Long-pulse high-power VUV molecular F2 laser pumped by a beam of relativistic electrons

Peter J. M. Peters, Frank T. Lankhorst, Bert M. Bastiaens, Hako Botma, Wilhelmus J. Witteman

Proceedings Volume 2502, Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204959
Event: Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, 1994, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Abstract

A long pulse molecular F₂ laser ((lambda) equals 157 nm) with an optical pulse width of 160 ns and an output energy of 1.7 J (4.6 MW/cm²) pumped by an electron beam has been realized. The only restriction for the optical pulse width of the laser seems to be the duration of the excitation pulse. No signs of self terminating laser pulses due to bottle-necking in the lower laser level have been observed.

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Peter J. M. Peters, Frank T. Lankhorst, Bert M. Bastiaens, Hako Botma, and Wilhelmus J. Witteman "Long-pulse high-power VUV molecular F2 laser pumped by a beam of relativistic electrons", Proc. SPIE 2502, Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers: Tenth International Symposium, (31 March 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204959

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