title: Theoretical model of visible radiation from rare gas flashlamps.
abstract: A simple theoretical model of visible light emission from xenon flashlamps is presented. The continuum light emission is calculated from the rate of electron-ion recombination in the xenon plasma, which is treated as a greybody in thermal equilibrium. The effect of radiation reabsorption is calculated in terms of the temperature-dependent greybody emissivity. The model predictions of radiated power and energy are compared to measured data. Reasonable agreement is obtained over a wide range of parameters of practical interest. Thus the model provides a useful analytical tool for first-order engineering design of xenon flash-lamp illumination systems.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lama
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Walsh