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Intrinsic efficiency and critical power deposition in the e-beam sustained Ar:Xe Laser

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Experimental investigations on an e-beam sustained near infrared Ar:Xe laser have been carried out to determine the intrinsic efficiency at optimized conditions. A parametric study at different sustainer currents reveals a maximum output energy depending on current density. Up to 8 bar the optimized laser output power per unit volume increases linearly with 1.1MW/1 bar. Intrinsic efficiencies of up to about 8% are feasible.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, NL-7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands

    H. Botma, P. J. M. Peters & W. J. Witteman

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Botma, H., Peters, P.J.M. & Witteman, W.J. Intrinsic efficiency and critical power deposition in the e-beam sustained Ar:Xe Laser. Appl. Phys. B 52, 277–280 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00325405

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