PHOTO-IONIZATION OF EXCITED ATOMS IN DC GAS DISCHARGES BY LOW-INTENSITY LIGHT AND ITS ANALOGY TO GAS-BREAKDOWN WITH HIGH-INTENSITY LASERS

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KOPEIKA, NS [1 ]
EYTAN, G [1 ]
KUSHELEVSKY, AP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NEGEV,BEER SHEVA 84120,ISRAEL
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10.1063/1.325693
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Spectral effects and nonlinearities that characterize illumination of dc discharges by low-intensity light and illumination of gas cells by high-intensity lasers are described. The similarities suggest an analogy between both cases. This analogy can be used to deepen the understanding of the low-intensity EM radiation interaction with gas discharges and as a possible tool for further study of gas breakdown by high-intensity lasers, including further investigation of the effective photon" concept."
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