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Investigation of HgH as candidate for a laser

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A description is given of HgH as a two-level laser system involving rate equations for the kinetic processes in discharges of Hg, H2 and He. Discharge simulations show that laser efficiencies up to 5% should be possible. Good agreement between theory and experiment was found for the spontaneous HgH* emission in UV preionized discharges.

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Die Bildung und Anregung von Quecksilberhydrid in einem entladungsangeregten Hg−H2−He-Gemisch wird untersucht, wobei HgH als Zwei-Niveau-System betrachtet wird. Die rechnerische Simulation der Entladung zeigt, dass Laserwirkungsgrade bis zu 5% möglich sein sollten. Messungen der spontanen Emission von HgH in UV-vorionisierten Entladungen ergeben Werte, die mit den theoretischen gut übereinstimmen.

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  1. H. Egger

    Present address: Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago Cercle, P. O. Box 4348, 60680, Chicago, Illinois

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Egger, H., Gerber, T. Investigation of HgH as candidate for a laser. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics (ZAMP) 31, 193–203 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01590747

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