A large volume spark preionized pulsed HF laser is reported.Stable diffuse discharge occurs in an active volume 4cm×5cm×80cm of SF6 and C2H6 hybrid gas.Under the condition of gas pressure 12.6kPa and charge voltage 45kV,the laser gives laser output energy up to 3J with a pulsed peak power 18MW.
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