Electron beam method and apparatus for obtaining uniform discharges in electrically pumped gas lasers
Abstract
A method and apparatus for obtaining uniform, high-energy, large-volume electrical discharges in the lasing medium of a gas laser whereby a high-energy electron beam is used as an external ionization source to ionize substantially the entire volume of the lasing medium which is then readily pumped by means of an applied potential less than the breakdown voltage of the medium. The method and apparatus are particularly useful in CO.sub.2 laser systems.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865885
- Patent Number(s):
- 4596017
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electron; beam; method; apparatus; obtaining; uniform; discharges; electrically; pumped; gas; lasers; high-energy; large-volume; electrical; lasing; medium; laser; whereby; external; ionization; source; ionize; substantially; entire; volume; readily; means; applied; potential; breakdown; voltage; particularly; useful; systems; gas lasers; electrical discharge; breakdown voltage; electron beam; particularly useful; gas laser; lasing medium; energy electron; ionization source; laser systems; pumped gas; applied potential; entire volume; electrical discharges; obtaining uniform; high-energy electron; uniform discharge; beam method; electrically pumped; /372/359/
Citation Formats
Fenstermacher, Charles A, and Boyer, Keith. Electron beam method and apparatus for obtaining uniform discharges in electrically pumped gas lasers. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Fenstermacher, Charles A, & Boyer, Keith. Electron beam method and apparatus for obtaining uniform discharges in electrically pumped gas lasers. United States.
Fenstermacher, Charles A, and Boyer, Keith. Wed .
"Electron beam method and apparatus for obtaining uniform discharges in electrically pumped gas lasers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865885.
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author = {Fenstermacher, Charles A and Boyer, Keith},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for obtaining uniform, high-energy, large-volume electrical discharges in the lasing medium of a gas laser whereby a high-energy electron beam is used as an external ionization source to ionize substantially the entire volume of the lasing medium which is then readily pumped by means of an applied potential less than the breakdown voltage of the medium. The method and apparatus are particularly useful in CO.sub.2 laser systems.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
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