Sulfur 1 S 0-1 D 2 laser by OCS photodissociation

Sulfur 1 S 0-1 D 2 laser by OCS photodissociation

Strong laser oscillation has been obtained on the electric-dipole-forbidden 1S0-1D2 transition of atomic sulfur using 146-nm photodissociation of OCS. A photolytic mixture of OCS with N2 and SF6 produced optimum laser performance. Based on the laser output energy of 5 mJ at 772.5 nm, we infer that a...

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Published in:Applied physics letters Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 571 - 573
Main Authors: Powell, H. T., Prosnitz, D., Schleicher, B. R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-05-1979
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Summary:Strong laser oscillation has been obtained on the electric-dipole-forbidden 1S0-1D2 transition of atomic sulfur using 146-nm photodissociation of OCS. A photolytic mixture of OCS with N2 and SF6 produced optimum laser performance. Based on the laser output energy of 5 mJ at 772.5 nm, we infer that an energy density of 2.5 J/liter was stored in the laser transition immediately following photolysis. The one-half quenching time of S(1S) atoms was approximately 1 μs for these conditions.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.90870