• DocumentCode
    1073411
  • Title

    Preionization of pulsed gas lasers by radioactive source

  • Author

    Bigio, Irving J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    2/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    75
  • Lastpage
    76
  • Abstract
    An α-source of americium-241 is used to preionize transverse electrical-discharge gas lasers, enhancing the useful pressure range in a variety of gases. Of particular interest is the enhancement in electron-attaching gases, which corroborates speculations on the role of negative ions in preionization.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Electrodes; Electrons; Fault location; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser stability; Optical pulses; Power supplies; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1978.1069737
  • Filename
    1069737
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1073411