Efficient HgBr (B→X) laser oscillation in electron-beam-controlled-discharge-excited Xe/HgBr2 mixtures
- 15 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 37 (12) , 1057-1058
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91875
Abstract
This letter reports the results of an investigation of HgBr(B2J+→X2J+) laser oscillation at 502 nm in Xe‐HgBr2 mixtures excited using an electron‐beam‐controlled discharge. Measured values of instantaneous electrical‐optical energy conversion efficiency were 2%, a level substantially higher than that typical of N2‐HgBr2 mixtures. Calculations show that efficiencies of 5–10% may be possible under optimized conditions.Keywords
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