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Rise in the efficiency of ionization of atoms by pulse-periodic lasers

S. V. Andreev, V. I. Mishin, S. K. Sekatskii


Abstract: The possibility is investigated of raising the efficiency of particle interception in the method of resonant photoionization of atoms by laser radiation in a closed hot cavity, located in vacuum, and subsequently employing an electric field to extract the ions formed through a small aperture in the wall. It is shown that for realistic laser radiation parameters (pulse duration ~15 nsec, repetition frequency 10 kHz), the cavity geometry can be chosen in such a way that the interception efficiency exceeds 50%. The possibility is demonstrated of completely extracting the ions formed by photoionization from the cavity.

UDC: 621.373.826.038.823

PACS: 32.80.Fb, 42.60.Jf, 42.60.Da

Received: 22.05.1984

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1985, 15:3, 398–400

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