Effective glow discharge excitation of nitrogen lasers at gas pressures ranging from 0 to 5 bar

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88562· OSTI ID:4128335

Hasson, V.; von Bergmann, H. M.; Preussler, D.

This paper applies a novel stabilization technique to the effective glow discharge excitation of uv nitrogen lasers at gas pressures ranging from 0 to 5 bar. The plasma is produced between uniform field electrodes and can be stabilized at electrode separations of down to 1 mm. The stabilization is relatively insensitive to the electrode geometry and surface finish. Megawatt pulses were obtained from a 25-cm atmospheric-pressure device energized by a simple flat-plate Blumlein circuit. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Optical Sciences Division, National Physical Research Laboratory of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-33-016984
• OSTI ID: 4128335
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 28, Issue 1; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76; ISSN 0003-6951
• Publisher: American Institute of Physics (AIP)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PULSES
STABILIZATION
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