Abstract
The mechanisms of level population in high pressure gas lasers pumped by ionizing radiation at the 3p-3s transitions of neon, the d-p transitions of argon, krypton, xenon, and triplet lines of mercury are analyzed. It is shown that dissociative recombination of molecular ions with electrons is not the basic process responsible for populating the p levels of inert gas atoms. It is assumed that the most likely channel for d-level population is direct excitation of atoms by secondary electrons and excitation transfer from buffer gas atoms, with p levels being populated by transitions from upper levels. Dissociative recombination of mercury molecular ions with electrons is the basic process responsible for populating the 73 S 1 level of mercury atoms.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 501-508 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Laser and Particle Beams |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Keywords
- Keywords Laser
- Mercury
- Nuclear pumping
- Population mechanism
- Rare gases
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Mechanisms of level population in gas lasers pumped by ionizing radiation. / Khasenov, Mendykhan U.
In: Laser and Particle Beams, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2014, p. 501-508.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Mechanisms of level population in gas lasers pumped by ionizing radiation
AU - Khasenov, Mendykhan U.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The mechanisms of level population in high pressure gas lasers pumped by ionizing radiation at the 3p-3s transitions of neon, the d-p transitions of argon, krypton, xenon, and triplet lines of mercury are analyzed. It is shown that dissociative recombination of molecular ions with electrons is not the basic process responsible for populating the p levels of inert gas atoms. It is assumed that the most likely channel for d-level population is direct excitation of atoms by secondary electrons and excitation transfer from buffer gas atoms, with p levels being populated by transitions from upper levels. Dissociative recombination of mercury molecular ions with electrons is the basic process responsible for populating the 73 S 1 level of mercury atoms.
AB - The mechanisms of level population in high pressure gas lasers pumped by ionizing radiation at the 3p-3s transitions of neon, the d-p transitions of argon, krypton, xenon, and triplet lines of mercury are analyzed. It is shown that dissociative recombination of molecular ions with electrons is not the basic process responsible for populating the p levels of inert gas atoms. It is assumed that the most likely channel for d-level population is direct excitation of atoms by secondary electrons and excitation transfer from buffer gas atoms, with p levels being populated by transitions from upper levels. Dissociative recombination of mercury molecular ions with electrons is the basic process responsible for populating the 73 S 1 level of mercury atoms.
KW - Keywords Laser
KW - Mercury
KW - Nuclear pumping
KW - Population mechanism
KW - Rare gases
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U2 - 10.1017/S0263034614000457
DO - 10.1017/S0263034614000457
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VL - 32
SP - 501
EP - 508
JO - Laser and Particle Beams
JF - Laser and Particle Beams
SN - 0263-0346
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