Thyratron-switched, LC inverter, prepulse-sustainer, laser discharge circuit

Thomas J. Pacala; Art Tranis; James B. Laudenslager; Fred Gordon Kinley

doi:10.1117/12.43620

1 April 1991 Thyratron-switched, LC inverter, prepulse-sustainer, laser discharge circuit

Thomas J. Pacala, Art Tranis, James B. Laudenslager, Fred Gordon Kinley

Proceedings Volume 1411, Pulse Power for Lasers III; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43620
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A prepulse-sustainer discharge circuit for excitation of a xenon chloride laser is described. A single thyratron switch is used to initiate an electrical sequence which preionizes, prepulses and sustains the electric discharge in the laser. Important parameters within each of the circuits are calculated and the methods of implementation are given.

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Thomas J. Pacala, Art Tranis, James B. Laudenslager, and Fred Gordon Kinley "Thyratron-switched, LC inverter, prepulse-sustainer, laser discharge circuit", Proc. SPIE 1411, Pulse Power for Lasers III, (1 April 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43620

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