• DocumentCode
    965998
  • Title

    Running a copper-vapor laser with a pseudospark switch

  • Author

    Babst, Gerhard ; Schwertl, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    French-German Res. Inst., Saint-Louis, France
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1229
  • Lastpage
    1232
  • Abstract
    A pseudospark switch was used to drive a copper-vapor laser with an input power of 3-7 kW at a repetition rate of 5-7 kHz. No decrease in electrical data was observed in comparison with a thyratron it replaced. Switch performance after 60 h of operation (>109 pulses) shows that further development could lead to a simple alternative for thyratrons
  • Keywords
    copper; gas lasers; gas-discharge tubes; plasma switches; 3 to 7 kW; 5 to 7 kHz; 60 h; Cu vapor laser; input power; pseudospark switch; repetition rate; switch performance; thyratron replacement; Capacitors; Cathodes; Circuits; Electrodes; Gas lasers; Optical materials; Power lasers; Switches; Thyratrons; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/16.129108
  • Filename
    129108
    • Link To Document
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