High efficiency XeCl laser with spiker and magnetic isolation
- 9 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 48 (23) , 1574-1576
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.96872
Abstract
High efficiency x-ray preionized discharge XeCl laser excitation has been achieved by combining spiker/sustainer excitation techniques with a simple and reliable magnetic isolator. The troublesome rail-gap switch has been eliminated by using the laser discharge itself as the switch. An efficiency of 4% with 2.7 J optical energy was demonstrated.Keywords
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