DocumentCode
1129572
Title
Gas breakdown with nanosecond pulses
Author
Bobin, J.L. ; Canto, C. ; Floux, F. ; Guyot, D. ; Reuss, J. ; Veyrie, P.
Author_Institution
Commissariat l´´Energie Atomique, Villeneuve-Saint Georges, France
Volume
4
Issue
11
fYear
1968
fDate
11/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
923
Lastpage
931
Abstract
This paper deals mainly with preliminary results obtained by focusing the Oscar-rewarded C.G.E. laser in air and deuterium of moderate pressure. A fast plasma expansion is identified as a breakdown wave. The influence of the initial pressure on propagation speed and light absorption was studied. Breakdown waves were also found in light-matter interaction in high-pressure gas (30-ns laser pulses) and in solid-state dielectrics (short pulses). A theoretical approach is outlined that would permit the achievement of high temperatures, despite the presence of breakdown waves.
Keywords
Absorption; Deuterium; Dielectric breakdown; Electric breakdown; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Plasma waves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1968.1074998
Filename
1074998
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