ROLE OF THE C-STATE IN THE XEF LASER

被引：11

作者：

FINN, TG ^{[1
]}

PALUMBO, LJ ^{[1
]}

CHAMPAGNE, LF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] NAVAL RES LAB,DIV OPT SCI,LASER BRANCH,WASHINGTON,DC 20375

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1979年 / 34卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.90596

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Ne/Xe/NF3 mixtures were irradiated by a cold-cathode e-beam, and the fluorescence yields of the B and C states of XeF were measured as a function of neon pressure from 200 to 5300 Torr. At low neon pressures, the fluorescence yield of the B state corresponds to one photon emitted for each neon ion formed. As the neon pressure is increased the fluorescence yield of the B state decreases, but the ratio of the C emission to B emission approaches unity. If the C is formed through a channel which is independent of the B state, then the ultimate efficiency of the XeF laser is severely limited. However, analysis of the data with a XeF kinetics model indicates that the enhanced C emission results from two-body quenching of the B state by neon. We conclude that the XeF laser performance has been limited by other processes, namely, incomplete vibrational relaxation and ground-state bottlenecking.

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页码：52 / 55

页数：4

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