High Brightness Metal Vapor Lasers Physics and Applications

This work presents the physics and applications of high-power laser radiation on self-contained transitions in metal atoms. High brightness metal vapour lasers are considered the most powerful in the visible spectral range among all existing laser types. This has resulted in numerous applications ranging from purely fundamental scientific research problems to practical application in large-scale commercial problems such as isotope selection. The material is presented by highly regarded scientists, and much of the content has not been previously available to western scientists.

Lasers on vapours of chemical compounds of metalsHigh pulse repetition frequency lasers on metal vapor and their halogensMetal vapor lasers excited by electron beamsCharacteristics of stimulated emission lasers on self-terminating transitions of metal atomsWays to improve the spatial characteristics of the laser radiationCopper vapor amplifiers with high peak powerConversion of CVL radiation in the ultravioletPhysical basis of transfer of pulse mode lasing on self-terminating transitions into continuous (collision) oscillation modeStudies on the generation in collision mode on self-terminating transitions atoms and metal ionsContinuous wave capillary lasers on self-terminating transitions of metal atomsSome additional ways to get the cw lasing in a copper vaporApplicationsFrequency-energy characteristics of some metal-vapor lasersEffective collision frequency of electrons with atoms of inert gasesThe average energy and drift velocity of electrons in copper vapor, and their mixtures with neon and helium, and the rate constants of the ionization of neon and heliumConstant excitation and ionization of atoms of copper and neon by electron collisionThe rate constants of excitation and ionization of atoms of various metals by electron impactCoefficients of absorption and the broadening of the spectral linesAccounting for the reabsorption of radiation in an inhomogeneous plasma. Method of calculating the probabilities of photon emission