Energy-pooling processes of high-lying Xe atoms under the condition of ultrahigh pumped power

Abstract

The kinetic behaviors of 6p[1/2]0, 6p[3/2]2 ,and 6p[5/2]2 were examined under the ultrahigh pumped power. These processes were detected by the way of time-resolved fluorescence and ASE spectra. A theory of energy-pooling is presented under the focused condition. There are three types of energy-pooling processes. The first type is energy-pooling ionization. The obvious ionization can be observed whenever the laser prepared state is the 6p[1/2]0, 6p[3/2]2, or 6p[5/2]2 state. The second type is energy-pooling with big energy difference. The energy-pooling collision between the two 6p[1/2]0 atoms can produce one 5d[3/2]1 atom and one 6s’[1/2]0 atom when the prepared state is 6p[1/2]0. The third type is energy-pooling with small energy difference. The way of generation of five secondary 6p states is energy-pooling instead of collision relaxation.