Ultraviolet radiation induced discharge laser

Patent · 31 December 1977

OSTI ID:863021

Gilson, Verle A ^[1]; Schriever, Richard L ^[1]; Shearer, James W ^[1]

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1. Livermore, CA

An ultraviolet radiation source associated with a suitable cathode-anode electrode structure, disposed in a gas-filled cavity of a high pressure pulsed laser, such as a transverse electric atmosphere (TEA) laser, to achieve free electron production in the gas by photoelectric interaction between ultraviolet radiation and the cathode prior to the gas-exciting cathode-to-anode electrical discharge, thereby providing volume ionization of the gas. The ultraviolet radiation is produced by a light source or by a spark discharge.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: United States Government as represented by U. S. Department of (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4077017
• OSTI ID: 863021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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