Metal vapor laser generating apparatus
A metal vapor laser generating apparatus is described that is comprised of a laser fine tube having Brewster windows at the ends and containing rare gas, an anode provided near one end of the fine tube, a vessel housing metal which is to be forwarded into the fine tube as vapor and ionized there by discharge, and a branch tube having its one end connected to the fine tube at a point adjacent to the other end of the fine tube. A cathode is provided at the other end of the branch tube and a large number of fine slits are bored through the wall of the branch tube at the central portion thereof, the slitted portion being surrounded by a sealed outer tube loaded with an adsorbent for adsorbing the ionized metal. The size of the slit is adjusted to permit passage of the ionized metal, but not to cause a discharge leakage.
- Assignee:
- Kimmon Electric Co., Ltd.
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4103253
- OSTI ID:
- 6599107
- Resource Relation:
- Patent Priority Date: Priority date 24 Dec 1975, Japan
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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