Current filamentation in discharge-excited F2-based excimer laser gas mixtures

Mathew, D. and Bastiaens, H.M.J. and Boller, K.-J. and Peters, P.J.M. (2006) Current filamentation in discharge-excited F2-based excimer laser gas mixtures. Applied Physics Letters, 88 (10). ISSN 0003-6951

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Abstract:	Discharge instabilities in x-ray preionized F2-doped excimer laser gas mixtures are investigated using an intensified charge coupled device camera with a gating time of 300 ps. In contradiction with earlier theories and observations, it is found that the discharges in He/F2 mixtures are homogeneous only at very low concentration of F2 0.025%. We present experimental results, which prove that in He/Kr/F2 mixtures the appearance of discharge filaments is coupled with the presence of F2 rather than Kr.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2006 American Institute of Physics
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Laser Physics and Nonlinear Optics (LPNO)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/55166
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2183363
Publisher URL:	http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/88/101502/1
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