A fundamental theory of high power thyratrons for high power laser and beam applications III: the production of radiation
- 1 May 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Laser and Particle Beams
- Vol. 2 (2) , 129-140
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0263034600000719
Abstract
The radiation characteristics of a high-current hydrogen thyratron plasma have been modeled in order to study this aspect of the physics of the conductive phase of thyratron operation. The intensities and radiative energy efficiencies of the atomic and molecular systems have been calculated in detail. A model is developed that is useful for studies of photoemission. For discharge parameters Te ≈ 1 eV, ionization fraction of ∼10−2 and background density of 1016 cm−3, the total power of the emitted radiation is estimated to be of the order of 5% of the total input power during the conductive phase.Keywords
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