Small volume coaxial discharge as precision testbed for 0D-models of XeCl lasers

verfasst von

W. Bötticher, H. Lück, S. Niesner, A. Schwabedissen

Abstract

In order to check the predictions of 0D-models experimentally, a small coaxial discharge configuration for the generation of homogeneous high pressure glow discharges (diameter 11 mm, length 20 mm) in rare gas halogen excimer laser gas mixtures under accurately controlled conditions has been developed. It uses X-ray preionization and a special pulse-forming network (PFN) delivering fast rising (8 ns) single square pulses (U 05 kV; I00 A; prop00 ns). Discharge current and voltage are measured precisely by a capacitive voltage divider and a shunt integrated into the discharge chamber. All circuit data needed for the model calculations have been evaluated. Interferometric and spectroscopic diagnostics of the bulk of the discharge and of the cathode sheath have been performed. First results for Ne/Xe/HCl mixtures are compared with model calculations.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Gravitationsphysik

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Band

54

Seiten

295-302

Anzahl der Seiten

8

ISSN

0946-2171

Publikationsdatum

1992

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325195 (Zugang: Unbekannt)