Magnetic pulse compression for a copper vapour laser
- 14 January 1989
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 22 (1) , 29-34
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/22/1/004
Abstract
A copper vapour laser (CVL) has been successfully operated with a magnetic pulse compression (MPC) driver. With the MPC circuit the laser output power is increased, and stresses on the thyratron are reduced leading to an increased tube life. A theoretical analysis of the MPC is presented and compared with experimental results.Keywords
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