Title :
Measurement of nitrogen laser channel current, inductance, and resistance
Author :
Smith, A.J. ; Kwek, K.H. ; Tou, T.Y. ; Gholap, A.V. ; Lee, S.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, Njala University College, PMB Freetown, Sierra Leone
fDate :
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The laser channel current, inductance, and resistance of a nitrogen laser have been measured using a magnetic probe and have been found to have values of ∼42 kA, 1.6 nH, and 0.1 Ω, respectively, for a laser channel gap of 1.6 cm operated at 10 kV and 60 torr. The results of the measurement confirm a double discharge mechanism for the nitrogen laser.
Keywords :
Gas lasers; Nitrogen materials/devices; Current measurement; Electrical resistance measurement; Gas lasers; Inductance measurement; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nitrogen; Physics; Pulse measurements; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073340
