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Self-maintenance of a continuous optical discharge in gases near solid targets
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1975
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Surface Impurity FilmPhotonicsEngineeringPhysicsContinuous Optical DischargeOptical DiagnosticsOptical PropertiesSolid TargetsApplied PhysicsGlow DischargeLaser-induced BreakdownStable Optical DischargeLaser-assisted DepositionGas Discharge PlasmaPulsed Laser DepositionOptoelectronicsIncident RadiationLaser Damage
A stable optical discharge in xenon was initiated by a cw CO2 laser beam which evaporated a surface impurity film from a solid target. Some characteristics of this discharge were investigated and it was found that its maintenance resulted in screening of the target from the incident radiation.