Ultraviolet-laser triggering of a 5-megavolt multistage gas switch
Abstract
Ultraviolet laser triggered switching experiments have successfully controlled the operation of a 5-mv, multistage gas switch. A comparison between KrF and frequency quadrupled Nd:YAG at various laser energies has revealed superior switching performance using the KrF laser. A new switching diagnostic utilizing optica fibers to view switch fluorescence has yielded detailed information about behavior of individual stages of the multistage gas switch.
- Publication:
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Presented at the IEEE Power Electron. Spec. Conf
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983pes..conf.....A
- Keywords:
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- Gases;
- Krypton Fluoride Lasers;
- Switches;
- Ultraviolet Radiation;
- Chemical Lasers;
- Neodymium Lasers;
- Performance;
- Stimulated Emission Devices;
- Lasers and Masers