Abstract
A kinetic model for the formation and quenching of KrF* ( 2Σ1/2) that is applicable for electron-beam-excited mixtures of Ar/Kr/F2 containing ≤15% Kr is presented. The product of the rate constant for the postulated three-body quenching process (KrF* +2 Ar→ArKrF*+Ar) and the KrF* lifetime is determined to be 5.2 ×10-40 cm6. An exchange reaction (Kr+ArKrF*→Kr2F*+Ar) rapidly leads to the formation of Kr2F* whose emission is observed in a broad band centered at 415 nm. The KrF* laser saturation flux is given in terms of measured parameters and the mixture number density; for a 1-atm mixture with 0.3% F 2 and 1% Kr it is 0.85 MW/cm2.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 26-28 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1977 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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