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`Smith et. al.
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`Laser—Driven Light Source
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`In accordance with the provisions of 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(d) copies of the references are not enclosed
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`prior application (U.S. Serial No. 13/024,027; U.S. Serial No. 12/166,918; U.S. Serial No. 11/695,348
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`Sheet 1 of 3
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`FORM PTO _ 1449
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`ATTY DOCKET NO.: EGQ—005CP3C1
`APPLICANTS:
`Smith et al.
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`APPLICATION NO‘: Not yet assigned
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`FILING DATE:
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`Herewith
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`GROUP:
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`Not yet assigned
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`EXAM
`INIT.
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`DOCUMENT NO.
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`DATE
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`NAME
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`CLASS
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`SUB
`CLASS
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`FILING DATE IF
`APPROPRIATE
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`A1
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`4,088,966
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`05/09/1978
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`Samis
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`
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`4,152,625
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`4,498,029
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`05/1979
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`Conrad, Raymond W.
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`02/05/1985
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`Yoshizawa et al.
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`4,646,215
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`2/24/1987
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`Levin et al.
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`A5
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`A6
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`6,288,780
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`6,417,625
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`09/11/01
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`Fairley et al.
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`07/09/2002
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`Brooks et al.
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`6,788,404
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`09/07/04
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`6,956,329
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`10/18/2005
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`7,050,149
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`05/23/2006
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`A10
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`7,427,167
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`09/23/2008
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`Holder et al.
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`A11
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`7,429,818
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`09/30/2008
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`Chang et al.
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`7,652,430
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`01/26/2010
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`Delgado
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`2002/0080834
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`06/2002
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`Kusunose, Haruhiko
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`2002/017223
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`11/2002
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`Chang et al.
`Hartlove et al.
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`A15
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`2002/0021508
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`2/21/2002
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`Ishihara
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`2003/0168982
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`9/11/2003
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`Kim
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`2003/0231496
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`12/18/2003
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`Sato et al.
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`2004/0026512
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`02/12/2004
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`Otsubo
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`2004/0264512
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`12/3 0/2004
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`A20
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`2005/0167618
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`08/04/2005
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`Hoshino et al.
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`A21
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`2006/0039435
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`02/2006
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`Cheymol et al
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`A22
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`2007/0228300
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`10/04/2007
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`Smith, Donald K.
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`FORM PTO — 1449
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Sheet 2 of 3
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`ATTY DOCKET NO.: EGQ—005CP3C1
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`APPLICANTS:
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`Smith et al.
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`APPLICATION NO.: Not yet assigned
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`FILING DATE:
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`Herewith
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`GROUP:
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`Not yet assigned
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`A23
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`2007/0285921
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`12/13/2007
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`Zulim et al.
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`2007/0228288
`2009/0032740
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`10/04/2007
`02/05/2009
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`Smith, Donald K. -
`Smith et al. -
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`A26
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`RE32,626
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`3/1988
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`Yoshizawa et al.
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`ENGLISH
`LANG (Y/N)
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`Y (
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`abstract only)
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`Y (
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`abstract only)
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`Y
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`Yes
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`EXAM
`INIT.
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`DOCUMENT
`NO.
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`DATE
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`COUNTRY
`CODE
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`CLASS
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`SUB
`CLASS
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`FILING ABSTRACT
`DATE
`ONLY
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`04-144053
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`05/18/1992
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`08-299951
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`11/19/1996
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`B3
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`61 193358
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`08/27/1986
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`JP
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`B4
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`2010/093903
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`08/19/2010 WO
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`Yes
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`EXAM
`INIT.
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`OTHER DOCUMENTS: (Including Author, Title, Date, Relevant Pages, Place of Publication)
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`OTHER ART, JOURNAL ARTICLES, ETC.
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`C1
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`C2
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`C3
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`C4
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`C5
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` C6
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`C7
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`February, 1974, pp. 318-319.
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`Bussiahn, R., et. al., “Experimental and theoretical investigations of a low—pressure He—Xe discharge for lighting
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`Carlhoff et al., “Continuous Optical Discharges at Very High Pressure,” Physica 103C, 1981, pp. 439-447.
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`Cremers et al., “Evaluation of the Continuous Optical Discharge for Spectrochemical Analysis,” Spectrochimica Acta, Vol. 40B,
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`Fiedorowicz et al., “X-Ray Emission form Laser—Irradiated Gas Puff Targets,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 62 (22), May 31, 1993,
`pp. 2778-2780.
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`Franzen, “CW Gas Breakdown in Argon Using 10.6-um Laser Radiation,” Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 21, No. 2, July 15, 1972,
`pp. 62-64.
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`Generalov et al., “Continuous Optical Discharge,” ZhETF Pis. Red. 11, No. 9, May 5, 1970, pp. 302-304.
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`C8
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`Generalov et al., “Experimental Investigation of a Continuous Optical Discharge,” Soviet Physics JETP, Vol. 34, No. 4, April,
`1972, pp. 763-769.
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`FORM PTO — 1449
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Sheet 3 of 3
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`ATTY DOCKET NO.: EGQ—005CP3C1
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`APPLICANTS:
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`Smith et al.
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`APPLICATION NO.: Not yet assigned
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`FILING DATE:
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`Herewith
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`GROUP:
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`Not yet assigned
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`C9
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`Hamamatsu Product Information, “Super-Quiet Xenon Lamp Super-Quiet Mercury-Xenon Lamp,” November, 2005. pp. 1-16.
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`C10 Hecht, “Refraction”, Optics {Third Edition 1, 1998, Chapter 4, pp. 100-101.
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`C11
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`Jeng et al., “Theoretical Investigation of Laser—Sustained Argon Plasmas,” J. Appl. Phys. 60 (7), October 1, 1986, pp. 2272-
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`C12
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`C13
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`C14
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`C15
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`Keefer et al., “Experimental Study of a Stationary Laser—Sustained Air Plasma,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 46, No.3,
`March, 1975, pp. 1080-1083.
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`Keefer, “Laser—Sustained Plasmas,” Laser-Induced Plasmas and Applications, published by Marcel Dekker, edited by
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`Kozlov et al., “Radiative Losses by Argon Plasma and the Emissive Model of a Continuous Optical Discharge,” Sov. Phys.
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`Kozlov et al., “Sustained Optical Discharges in Molecular Gases,” Sov. Phys. Tech. Phys. 49(11), November, 1979,
`pp. 1283-1287.
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`C16 Moody, “Maintenance of a Gas Breakdown in Argon Using 10.6-[,1 cw Radiation,” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 46, No. 6,
`June, 1975, pp. 2475-2482.
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`C17
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`Nakr, “Radiometric Characterization of Ultrahigh Radiance Xenon Short-acr Dichage Lamps”, Applied Optics, Vol. 47, No. 2,
`January 9, 2008, Pages 224-229
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`C18
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`Raizer, “Optical Discharges,” Sov. Phys. Usp. 23(11), Nov., 1980, pp. 789-806.
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`C19 Wilbers et al., “The Continuum Emission of an Arc Plasma,” J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, Vol. 45, No. 1, 1991,
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`C20 Wilbers et al., “The VUV Emissivity of a High-Pressure Cascade Argon Arc from 125 to 200 nm,” J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat.
`Transfer, Vol. 46, 1991, pp. 299-308.
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`EXAMINER
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