A high-power TEA N2laser using a modified Marx generator
- 14 September 1979
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 12 (9) , 1503-1507
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/12/9/012
Abstract
A new design of TEA N2 laser for producing high-density excitation by combined use of a modified Marx generator and a pair of high-speed capacitors is described. Laser output of 1.5 MW (1.2 mJ, 0.8 ns) is obtained from a 12 cm long uniform discharge at a charging voltage of 25 kV.Keywords
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