Effect of spark gaps on a KrF laser pumped by an LC circuit
Abstract
Discharge-pumped rare-gas halide (RGH) lasers are convenient sources of electromagnetic radiation in the UV region. The present investigation is concerned with the properties of a rail gap as switching element of an LC circuit. Using rail gaps, a compact KrF laser device with an output energy of 0.6 J/pulse was developed. The employment of an edge-cylinder type rail gap made it possible to achieve a great improvement in laser performance compared to the performance of a KrF laser using a spherical gap. An N2 laser with an output energy of 15 mJ/pulse, and a HF laser with an output energy of 5 J/pulse could also be obtained.
- Publication:
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Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments
- Pub Date:
- June 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982JPhE...15..689.
- Keywords:
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- Electron Pumping;
- Krypton Fluoride Lasers;
- Laser Outputs;
- Lc Circuits;
- Spark Gaps;
- Ultraviolet Lasers;
- Electric Discharges;
- Hf Lasers;
- Nitrogen Lasers;
- Performance Tests;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Lasers and Masers