Sadighi‐Bonabi et al., 1982 - Google Patents

Gain and saturation of the atomic fluorine laser

Sadighi‐Bonabi et al., 1982

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9596189831902591069
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Sadighi‐Bonabi R
Lee F
Collins C
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Journal of Applied Physics

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In this work a dilute fluorine plasma pumped by the ion‐ion recombination of H+ 2 and F− has been operated as a pulsed amplifier. Two synchronously excited plasmas were produced by preionized discharges in an atmospheric electrical avalanche device switched …
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