Investigation of the evolution of trace impurities from a newly constructed copper vapour laser

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 315-321

  Withford, Michael J ^a   Brown, Daniel J W ^a   Piper, James A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER VAPOR LASER; PLASMA TUBES; SOLID DEPOSITS; TRACE IMPURITIES;

ALUMINA; ATOMS; BYPRODUCTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COPPER; DISSOCIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; IMPURITIES; MOLECULES; PLASMAS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0030083359     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/2/007     Document Type: Article

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