Design and performance of large area monolithic electron guns for the Aurora KrF laser system
Abstract
Aurora is an inertial confinement fusion laser system using optical angular multiplexing and a chain of four cold cathode electron beam driven KrF laser amplifiers to produce 10 to 20 kJ of optical energy. Data on temporal measurements of cathode current, voltage, and spatial measurements of current density for representative e-guns are presented together with measurements on energy deposition in the laser gas medium.
- Publication:
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Presented at the 5th IEEE Pulsed Power Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985pupo.confR....K
- Keywords:
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- Amplifiers;
- Cathodes;
- Electron Guns;
- Graphite;
- Krypton Fluoride Lasers;
- Design Analysis;
- Laser Applications;
- Laser Outputs;
- Performance Tests;
- Lasers and Masers