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Title: Pulsed corona excitation of high-power uv nitrogen lasers at pressures of 0- -3 bar

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett., v. 27, no. 10, pp. 553-555
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.88283· OSTI ID:4183537

Stabilized pulsed corona-type discharges can be used to pump uv laser efficiently at high pressures and on nanosecond time scales. This letter deals with the adaptation of this principle to the excitation of molecular nitrogen lasers at pressures ranging from 0 to 3 bar. Magawatt pulses of nanosecond duration may be obtained from a simple 25-cm atmospheric-pressure device. The electrical excitation is effected by a flat-plate Blumlein circuit.

Research Organization:
Optics and Spectroscopy Division, NPRL., C.S.I.R., Pretoria 0001, South Africa
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-33-002868
OSTI ID:
4183537
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett., v. 27, no. 10, pp. 553-555, Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English