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Laser tube utilizing negative glow

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5318840
A laser tube including an anode and a hollow cathode and adapted to obtain laser oscillation by utilizing a negative glow generated in a space within the hollow cathode. The laser tube has an elongate cylindrical member in which the anode and the hollow cathode are disposed opposite to each other, and the hollow cathode has formed therein a plurality of holes for communication between its internal space and the space outside thereof. The laser tube may further include a conducting grid provided in proximity to the anode and a conducting grid provided in a cathode dark space.
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Patent Number(s):
US 4510608
OSTI ID:
5318840
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English