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Title: An optical switch

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6883546

The invention is a gas mixture for a diffuse discharge switch having an electron attaching gas wherein electron attachment is brought about by indirect excitation of molecules to long live states by exposure to laser light. 3 figs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
Assignee:
to Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A6044178
Application Number:
ON: DE89000215
OSTI ID:
6883546
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English