Excimer Laser Research.

This report describes a theoretical and experimental investigation of the rare gas monohalides. As a class, these molecules show great promise for achieving high power scalable laser action in the near UV portion of the spectrum. A theory has been developed to describe the structure of these molecules. The predictions of this theory are borne out by fluorescence experiments carried out in high pressure rare gashalogen mixtures, using electron beam excitation. The kinetics of these mixtures and their potential as high power lasers are discussed.