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The properties of laser electron-beam-tube (LEBT) laser elements based on solid solutions of II-VI semiconductor compounds are presented. The fundamental absorption edges of these compounds are investigated. Their radiative properties are analyzed. A correlation is found between the emissivities of solid solutions, the characteristics of their fundamental absorption, and the results of investigations of laser elements based on these compounds. It is shown that Zn1−xCdxS and Zn1−xSe are promising solid solutions for use in LEBT operating at T>80 K, while CdS1−xSex and ZnS1−xSex are promising at T<150 K.
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Akhekyan, A.M., Kozlovskii, V.I., Korostelin, Y.V. et al. Solid II–VI Solutions as active media for a laser electron-beam-tube. J Russ Laser Res 11, 223–236 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01125226
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