Abstract
Recent laser results in XeF* show a considerable improvement when the Ar buffer is replaced by Ne. In this letter we report on the investigations of the formation and quenching processes in typical laser mixtures of Ne/Xe/F 2. From our experimental observations, it appears that the Ne ions formed by the fast electrons do not form Xe+ by a direct charge transfer. We have also determined that the two-body quenching of XeF* by Ne is negligible, while the three-body quenching rate constant is 2.5×10-33 cm6/sec. Finally, the three-body quenching rate constant for XeF*+Xe+Ne is 7.8×10-31 cm 6/sec.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 223-225 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1978 |