Compact 180-kV Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by femtosecond laser filaments

Journal Article · Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4868227· OSTI ID:22257049

Larour, J. ^[1]; Point, G.; Brelet, Y.; Carbonnel, J.; André, Y. -B.; Mysyrowicz, A.; Houard, A. ^[2]

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1. Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91128 Palaiseau (France)
2. Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA ParisTech, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, 91761 Palaiseau (France)

We developed a compact Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by a single femtosecond laser beam undergoing filamentation. Voltage pulses of 180 kV could be generated with a subnanosecond jitter. The same laser beam was also used to initiate simultaneously guided discharges up to 21 cm long at the output of the generator.

• OSTI ID: 22257049
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AIR
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
FILAMENTS
LASERS
MARX GENERATORS