OUTPUT SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PULSED HF CHEMICAL LASER USING AN SF6-HI-H2 MIXTURE AND ELECTRON-BEAM PUMPING

Abstract

We investigated the spectral characteristics of an SF6–HI–H2 laser pumped by an electron beam. The time-integrated output spectrum was studied as a function of the composition of the hydrogen-containing component of the working mixture. Lasing takes place under conditions far from rotational equilibrium.