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

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

doi:10.1063/1.88562

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

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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)

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

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976

Research Org.:: Optical Sciences Division, National Physical Research Laboratory of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0001, South Africa

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 4128335

NSA Number:: NSA-33-016984

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Applied Physics Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: N42210* -Engineering-Facilities & Equipment-Lasers; 420300* -Engineering-Lasers; *GAS LASERS- EXCITATION; GLOW DISCHARGES; NITROGEN; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PULSES; STABILIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

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                    Hasson, V., von Bergmann, H. M., and Preussler, D. Effective glow discharge excitation of nitrogen lasers at gas pressures ranging from 0 to 5 bar.  United States: N. p., 1976. 
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                    Hasson, V., von Bergmann, H. M., & Preussler, D. Effective glow discharge excitation of nitrogen lasers at gas pressures ranging from 0 to 5 bar.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88562

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                    Hasson, V., von Bergmann, H. M., and Preussler, D. 1976.  
        "Effective glow discharge excitation of nitrogen lasers at gas pressures ranging from 0 to 5 bar".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88562.

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@article{osti_4128335,

  title        = {Effective glow discharge excitation of nitrogen lasers at gas pressures ranging from 0 to 5 bar},

  author       = {Hasson, V. and von Bergmann, H. M. and Preussler, D.},

  abstractNote = {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)},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.88562},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4128335},
  journal      = {Applied Physics Letters},

  issn         = {0003-6951},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 28,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},

  month        = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}

}

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