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Electric-Discharge KrCl Laser with High Pump Power
The results of experimental and theoretical studies of the operation of an electric-discharge KrCl laser (λ = 222 nm) at pump power densities of ~10 MW/cm3 are presented. The radiation energy obtained experimenta...
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Discharge KrF Laser with a High Specific Energy of Radiation
We report the results of experimental and numerical investigations of a discharge KrF laser with specific pump power of 3.5 and 7 MW/cm3; generation is obtained with specific radiation pulse energy of about 6 and...
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Influence of Discharge Plasma Inhomogeneities on the Characteristics of KrF-Laser Radiation
Results of studies of the electric-discharge KrF laser with a specific pulse energy of ~6 J/L and an internal energy efficiency of more than 4% are presented. The formation of instabilities of various types in...
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Effect of the Electrode Radii on the Pump Discharge width and KrF Laser Radiation
The effect of the electrode shapes on the pump discharge width and the energy of radiation of the KrF laser with pulse duration of 30 ns is investigated by the method of computer modeling. The pump and laser p...
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Experimental Investigation and Modeling of Kinetic Processes in a KrF Laser
The KrF laser with radiation pulse duration at half maximum of 20 ns is experimentally investigated. A self-consistent model is developed considering the electric circuit, the kinetic processes in the active m...
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2D Simulation of a Discharge-Pum** KrF Laser
Results of 2D simulation of a KrF laser are presented. In the model, inhomogeneities of distributions of the electric field and plasma particle concentration are considered. It is demonstrated that starting from ...
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Two-dimensional simulation of the development of an inhomogeneous volume discharge in a Ne/Xe/HCl gas mixture
The kinetic processes accompanying plasma column formation in an inhomogeneous discharge in a Ne/Xe/HCl gas mixture at a pressure of 4 atm were investigated by using a two-dimensional model. Two cathode spots ...
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Two-dimensional simulation of a volume discharge locally inhomogeneous at the cathode in a Ne/Xe/HCl gas mixture
The dynamics of the formation of a plasma column in a Ne/Xe/HCl gas mixture at a pressure of 4 atm was investigated using a two-dimensional model. Two cathode spots 0.7 cm distant from each other were initiate...
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The pum** discharge for XeCl lasers
This paper presents the results of experimental studies on the homogeneity of a discharge in aNe−Xe−HCl gas mixture at a pressure of 2 atm in relation to the discharge current density, the cathode material (Al, C...