Optical characteristics of cylindrical exciplex and excimer lamps excited by microwave radiation

Abstract

The object of investigation is the optical characteristics of Br2, Cl2, XeBr, and XeCl excilamps excited by microwave radiation. The power of the microwave discharge is determined from a pressure jump in the bulb of the lamp. Conditions for the effective generation of XeCl* and XeBr* exciplexes in cylindrical lamps are found. The efficiency of generation of these exciplexes equals 7.2 and 7.8%, respectively.