ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
52.80Mg
;
52.80Hc
;
52.50.Dg
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A plasma electrode potentially suitable for dc discharge pumped lasers has been developed based on the repetitive creation of a spark channel. The high-density plasma is a source of charge carriers for the dc discharge, thereby largely eliminating the cathode and anode falls. Potential reduction improves with increasing spark repetition frequency until about 9 kHz, at which point the falls are virtually eliminated. Fortuitously, the most beneficial regime of plasma electrode operation also appears to coincide with the optimum E/N range for CO2 laser vibrational excitation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00357139
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