406-nm laser on the C→B band of N2

J. G. Eden

doi:10.1063/1.91529

406-nm laser on the C→B band of N₂

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Intense visible laser emission on the 0-3 transition of the N₂ (C→B) band at 405.9 nm has been observed by exciting Ar/5-10% N₂ (p_TOTAL ≈2000 Torr) gas mixtures with a long-pulse (∼0.5 μs) electron beam of cylindrical symmetry. The experimental apparatus consists of a coaxial diode of 50 cm length and 250 cm³ anode volume driven by a low inductance, ∼250-kV Marx generator. Lasing on the violet line occurs following bottlenecking of the 0-1 and 0-2 ultraviolet laser transitions. With ∼0.8% output coupling at 406 nm, a maximum output energy of 2.2 mJ in a 200-ns FWHM pulse has been obtained in the violet which is comparable to that extracted (for optimum mirror transmission) on the 358- and 380-nm UV laser lines.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	393-395
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.91529
State	Published - 1980
Externally published	Yes

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