Title :
Pulsed atmospheric-pressure carbon-dioxide laser initiated by a cold-cathode glow-discharge electron gun
Author :
Crocker, A. ; Foster, H. ; Lamberton, H.M. ; Holliday, J.H.
Author_Institution :
Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock, UK
Abstract :
A 150 kV pulsed cold-cathode glow-discharge electron gun is used to initiate an atmospheric-pressure carbon-dioxide laser. The gun is mechanically simple, efficient and undamaged by vacuum failure. Laser-output pulses of 1.6 J and 5 ¿s duration have been obtained from an active volume of approximately 70 cm3.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; cold-cathode tubes; electron guns; gas lasers; CO2; cold cathode; cold cathode tubes; electron guns; gas lasers; glow discharge;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720332
