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Nonequilibrium Processes in Partially Ionized Gases pp 129–154Cite as

Excimer Lasers: Status and Perspectives

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In this paper a status of the art on the excimer lasers is reported. After some general remarks, attention is fixed on rare gas halide lasers (RGH), in particular on the self-sustained discharge pumped ones. Problems related to a stable discharge developement are considered and related technological requirements are deduced. Considerations on the propagation of light beams in inverted media show the best way to exploit the active volume. Moreover, a brief review of excimer lasers with unconventional characteristics is done and finally few examples of experimental techniques to measure relevant laser parameters are reported.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Centro di Studio per la Chimica dei Plasmi del CNR, University of Bari, Bari, Italy

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  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA

    J. Norman Bardsley

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Bollanti, S., Letardi, T. (1990). Excimer Lasers: Status and Perspectives. In: Capitelli, M., Bardsley, J.N. (eds) Nonequilibrium Processes in Partially Ionized Gases. NATO ASI Series, vol 220. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3780-9_8

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