Pulsed discharge initiated chemical lasers - Part II: HF laser emission from NF3and N2F4systems

A transverse, multiple-arc pulsed discharge has produced laser emission in NF
3
and N
2
F
4
mixed with H
2
, CH
4
, C
2
H
6
, HCl, HBr, and natural gas.
P_{10}, P_{21}, P_{32}
, and P
43
HF transitions were observed. The peak powers measured ranged from ∼8.5 to 25 kW with typical pulsewidths of
\sim0.3 \mu
s.