Abstract

The spectral irradiance of laser-produced plasmas of gadolinium and ytterbium have been determined in the 115–220-nm range for an incident 2.2-J, 30-nsec ruby-laser pulse. The effects of target geometry and variation of laser energy on the spectral irradiance were also studied. The potential of the source as a radiometric standard is discussed.

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Rare-earth plasma light source for VUV applications

G. O’Sullivan, P. K. Carroll, T. J. Mclirath, and M. L. Ginter
Appl. Opt. 20(17) 3043-3046 (1981)

Radiometric comparison of a laser-produced plasma and a BRV-source plasma at normal incidence

M. Kühne
Appl. Opt. 21(12) 2124-2128 (1982)

Vacuum-ultraviolet spectral-irradiance calibrations: method and applications

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Opt. Lett. 5(6) 225-227 (1980)

BRV-continuum source as a radiometric transfer standard between 40 nm and 600 nm

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