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Improvement in the performance of an Ar-Xe laser using magnetic spiker sustainer discharge excitation

Journal Article · · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
OSTI ID:170265
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Academia Sinica, Beijing (China). Inst. of Electronics
  2. Univ. of Twente, Enschede (Netherlands). Dept. of Applied Physics

In an X-ray preionized Ar-Xe laser using a magnetic-spiker sustainer discharge circuit with a magnetic pulse compressor a parametric investigation of the laser output versus gas composition and electrical excitation was performed. A considerable improvement in the performance of the discharge excited Ar-Xe laser was demonstrated. An output energy of 436 mJ was obtained from an active volume of 0.26 {ell} at a total gas pressure of 1.8 bar containing 1% Xe in Ar with an overall efficiency of 2.1%.

OSTI ID:
170265
Journal Information:
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Journal Name: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 31; ISSN 0018-9197; ISSN IEJQA7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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