• DocumentCode
    1141564
  • Title

    Optical breakdown in gases of medium ionization potential

  • Author

    Holzer, W. ; Ranson, P. ; Peretti, Paolo

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. Sci. Paris, Dep. Rech. Phys., Lab. Ass. CNRS, Paris, France
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    5/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    204
  • Lastpage
    205
  • Abstract
    Breakdown threshold with ruby laser excitation has been determined for the gases Cl2, Br2, I2, ICl, NO, NO2, Hg, and C6H6, using argon as a reference. Our results indicate that threshold depends mainly on the ionization potential and that effects due to absorption in the visible region are secondary.
  • Keywords
    Argon; Electric breakdown; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Electrons; Gas lasers; Gases; Ionization; Laser excitation; Mercury (metals); Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1971.1076638
  • Filename
    1076638
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1141564