The Role of Molecular Complexes in a Hollow-Cathode CW HeCd

Abstract

The importance of molecular complexes in gas discharge lasers has long been recognised, and indeed they are the essence in excimer lasers. For other discharge lasers operating with gas mixtures, for example metal vapour lasers, the role of molecular complexes in the laser discharge has hardly been addressed. In this work the emission from a cw multi-colour hollow-cathode HeCd