X-ray radiation of a spark preionisation system and volume discharge plasma in a laser with an inductive energy storage

Journal Article · Tue Jan 30 23:00:00 EST 2007 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2007V037N01ABEH013259· OSTI ID:21466596

Panchenko, Aleksei N; Tarasenko, Viktor F; Tel'minov, A E ^[1]

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1. Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk (Russian Federation)

A spark-gap preionisation system is studied in a laser pumped by a generator with an inductive energy storage and a semiconductor current interrupter. This preionisation system was shown to produce, in addition to UV and VUV radiation, soft X-ray pulses with photon energies higher than 5 keV. The X-ray radiation was recorded from the plasma of a volume discharge in nitrogen, helium, and a NF{sub 3}-helium mixture. Shortening the rise time of the voltage pulse applied across the spark gaps of the preionisation system and the main gap was demonstrated to increase the radiation pulse duration and to improve the efficiency of exciplex lasers and of several other dense-gas lasers. (radiation of electric discharges)

• OSTI ID: 21466596
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 37; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GENERAL PHYSICS
BOSONS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY STORAGE
FAR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
FLUIDS
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
GAS LASERS
GASES
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HELIUM
IONIZATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
KEV RANGE
LASERS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATERIALS
NITROGEN
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN FLUORIDES
NONMETALS
PHOTONS
PLASMA
PULSE RISE TIME
PULSES
RADIATIONS
RARE GASES
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SOFT X RADIATION
SPARK GAPS
STORAGE
TIMING PROPERTIES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
X RADIATION