Radio-frequency Excitation of Gas Lasers
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Modern Optics
- Vol. 35 (3) , 607-614
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500348814550621
Abstract
A theoretical model of a plasma contained within a stripline has been used to predict the behaviour of r.f. pumped discharges. This model indicates a minimum stable value of electron density which varies with excitation frequency. An independent calculation of the electron energy distribution has been used in a rate-equation model to compare the behaviour of r.f. and d.c. helium-neon lasers. The conclusions have been tested against an experimental study.Keywords
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