Electron beam-switched discharge for rapidly pulsed lasers

Patent · Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:7062077

Pleasance, L D; Murray, J R; Goldhar, J; Bradley, L P

A method and apparatus are designed for electrical excitation of a laser gas by application of a pulsed voltage across the gas, followed by passage of a pulsed, high energy electron beam through the gas to initiate a discharge suitable for laser excitation. This method improves upon current power conditioning techniques and is especially useful for driving rare gas halide lasers at high repetition rates.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• OSTI ID: 7062077
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
GAS LASERS
EXCITATION
DESIGN
GASES
HALIDES
RARE GASES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
FLUIDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
LASERS
NONMETALS
420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)