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High-power UV excilamps excited by a glow discharge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2003

V.S. SKAKUN
Affiliation:
High Current Electronics Institute, Tomsk, Russia
M.I. LOMAEV
Affiliation:
High Current Electronics Institute, Tomsk, Russia
V.F. TARASENKO
Affiliation:
High Current Electronics Institute, Tomsk, Russia
D.V. SHITTS
Affiliation:
High Current Electronics Institute, Tomsk, Russia
G.L. JOHNSON
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California
F.T. WANG
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California

Abstract

The results on study of light sources based on spontaneous radiation of molecules KrCl* (λ ∼ 222 nm) and XeCl* (λ ∼ 308 nm) excited by a glow discharge are presented. It is demonstrated that additions of light inert gases (He and Ne) lead to increase in emission of radiation power and efficiency in mixtures Kr(Xe)-Cl2. A high-power cylindrical multi-section excilamp was built and energy, time, and spectrum characteristics have been studied. Average output power obtained in the UV spectral range were 1,9 kW at λ ∼ 222 nm and 1,1 kW at λ ∼ 308 nm with efficiencies with respect to the excitation power of up to 14%.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2003 Cambridge University Press

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