Hydrogen fluoride (deuterium fluoride) pulsed laser

A description is given of a pulsed laser emitting in the infrared range at repetition frequencies up to 5 Hz and using a flowing mixture SF₆+H₂ (D₂). An investigation was made of the spectral composition of the stimulated radiation and its distribution in time starting from the beginning of a discharge current pulse. Under optimal conditions the pulse output power was ~200 kW and the energy per pulse was ~6·10^–2 J for the SF₆+H₂ mixture, and ~100 kW, ~3·10^–2 J for the SF₆+D₂ mixture.