title: 10 J energy-level optically pumped XeF(C-A) laser with repetition mode.
abstract: An optically pumped XeF(C-A) laser with 0.1-1 Hz pulse-repetition mode is demonstrated. The maximum output energy is up to 18.7 J, which corresponds to the conversion efficiency of the stored electrical energy to laser output energy of 0.25%. The laser active medium is optically excited by vacuum-ultraviolet radiation of two single-channel surface discharges initiated along opposite walls of the laser cell. The laser resonator output coupling is 10%, and the initial XeF2 concentration in the active gas mixture is ~1 x 10(17) cm(-3). The duration of the observed laser pulses is 0.8 to 1.2 micros, and the spectral band is 470-500 nm.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, China. yuli057@vip.163.com
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jing-ru
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lian-ying
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ai-ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiao-xia
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guang-yu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Chen