Intense Coherent Radiation in the VUV and XUV Region with Electron Beam Pumped Rare Gas Excimer Lasers

Abstract

Rare gas excimer lasers are attractive sources for applications in laser spectroscopy, plasma diagnostics and photolytic pumping of other lasers. Since 1981, we have developed high-power rare-gas excimer lasers pumped by a pulsed electron beam and studied their performance using tunable cavities [1,2].