Electron beam-switched discharge for rapidly pulsed lasers
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7062077
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; GAS LASERS; EXCITATION; DESIGN; GASES; HALIDES; RARE GASES; ELEMENTS; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FLUIDS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LASERS; NONMETALS; 420300* - Engineering- Lasers- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Pleasance, L D, Murray, J R, Goldhar, J, and Bradley, L P. Electron beam-switched discharge for rapidly pulsed lasers. United States: N. p., 1979.
Web.
Pleasance, L D, Murray, J R, Goldhar, J, & Bradley, L P. Electron beam-switched discharge for rapidly pulsed lasers. United States.
Pleasance, L D, Murray, J R, Goldhar, J, and Bradley, L P. Tue .
"Electron beam-switched discharge for rapidly pulsed lasers". United States.
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title = {Electron beam-switched discharge for rapidly pulsed lasers},
author = {Pleasance, L D and Murray, J R and Goldhar, J and Bradley, L P},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1979},
month = {12}
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