Published 1988 | Version v1
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Wide aperture x-ray preionized excimer laser with variable cross-section using flat electrodes

  • 1. Max-Planck-Institut fur Biophysikalische Chemie, Abt. Laserphysik Postfach 2841, D-3400 Gottingen (Germany, F.R.)

Description

An x-ray preionized discharge-pumped XeCl laser with two flat electrodes and a variable active volume of up to 1 1 is described. A charge-transfer circuit is employed with low-inductance water capacitors. The laser beam width is determined by x-ray collimators. Beam cross-sections up to 4 x 5 cm2 have been achieved. The laser pulse energy exceeds 3 J in a 40 ns pulse (FWHM). The dependence of output energy on gas pressure, charging voltage and beam width as well as the x-ray preionizer performance are presented

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
Imprint Place
Bellingham, WA (USA)
Imprint Title
Excimer lasers and applications
Imprint Pagination
276 p.
Series
SPIE - Volume 1023.
Journal Page Range
p. 75-79.

Conference

Title
Excimer lasers and applications.
Dates
21-23 Sep 1988.
Place
Hamburg (Germany, F.R.).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-8809124--.