uv laser triggering of high-voltage gas switches
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 53 (7) , 4734-4739
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.331301
Abstract
Two different techniques are discussed for uv laser triggering of high-voltage gas switches using a KrF laser (248 nm) to create an ionized channel through the dielectric gas in a spark gap. One technique uses an uv laser to induce breakdown in SF6. For this technique, we present data that demonstrate a 1-σ jitter of ±150 ps for a 0.5-MV switch at 80% of its self-breakdown voltage using a low-divergence KrF laser. The other scheme uses additives to the normal dielectric gas, such as tripropylamine, which are selected to undergo resonant two-step ionization in the uv laser field.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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