Large-bore copper vapor laser with a double thyratron pulse modulator
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 64 (2) , 314-318
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1144250
Abstract
Use of a double thyratron pulse modulator in a large‐bore copper vapor laser is demonstrated. Design of the laser consisting of a discharge tube of 70‐mm diameter and 1500‐mm length is discussed. The laser gave 55‐W output power at 4.8‐kHz repetition rate using neon as the buffer gas with 9.1‐kW modulator switching of electrical power. The efficiency of the laser was about 0.6%.Keywords
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