Vol. 9, issue 02, article # 4

Elaev V. F., Soldatov A. N., Yudin N. A. Investigation into the behavior of the conduction of a copper vapor laser plasma. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1996. V. 9. No. 02. P. 104-107.    PDF
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Abstract:

The parameters of an inductor connected in parallel with a gas-discharge tube (GDT) into an excitation circuit of a copper vapor laser (CVL) have been optimized. The processes resulting in lower output power characteristics of the CVL are shown to occur at some inductance. After an excitation pulse, in case of inductive reactance being of the order of plasma resistance, at resonant frequency of charging of an accumulating capacitor the inductor stores a considerable part of the accumulating capacitor power that is injected into the GDT plasma. This leads to secondary ionization of the CVL plasma and reduces the rate of recombination processes in it.