High pressure glow discharges for nanosecond excitation of gas lasers and low inductance switching applications
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 9 (1) , 73-76
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/9/1/023
Abstract
The authors describe a novel method of producing uniform high pressure glow discharges suitable for nanosecond excitation of gas lasers and for low inductance, high voltage switching applications. The principle has been adapted to a variety of different gases with established and potential laser applications and is particularly well suited to the stabilization of transverse discharges. Stabilization can be effected over a wide range of overvoltages for different gas pressures and electrode separations.Keywords
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