A study of VUV fluorescence and lasing in electron beam excited xenon
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 16 (6) , 640-649
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1980.1070533
Abstract
An experimental and theoretical study of VUV radiation in electron-beam excited xenon was undertaken. Fluorescence was observed with efficiencies approaching 50 percent for pressures above 1 atm and modest cell currents (≤ 5 A/cm2). Lasing was also observed at pressures ≥ 2 atm but the presence of premature laser pulse termination reduced efficiencies to < 1 percent. Several possible causes of this premature pulse termination were investigated.Keywords
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