Role of Initial Condition in Lasing of Fast Capillary Discharge Plasmas

Abstract

The dependence of the lasing condition of fast capillary discharge plasmas on the initial plasma parameters has been experimentally investigated. The results show that there is an optimum initial condition for lasings. The experimental results also indicate that the variation of lasing power can be correlated with the electron density of the initial plasmas and that the initial condition is an important factor for obtaining larger laser energy using capillary discharges.