Vol. 10, issue 11, article # 5

pdf Baksht E. H., Vizir V. A., Panchenko A. N., Zimakov V. P., Chervyakov V. V. Pulsed lasers pumped with the longitudinal discharge using inductive energy storage. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1997. V. 10. No. 11. P. 803-805.
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Abstract:

Experimental investigation of a nitrogen laser pumped with the longitudinal discharge using a generator with an intermediate inductive energy storage, magnetic and semiconductor switches is presented. It was shown that the use of peaking capacitors decreases energy losses in the opening switch and increases the output laser energy by a factor of two. Pulse power of laser radiation up to 40 kW and the average one of 12 mW, respectively, were demonstrated. Pulse-repetitive mode of the laser operation at a pulse repetition rate up to 100 Hz was also demonstrated. It is assumed that the use of inductive energy storage provides a possibility to improve the efficiency of capillary lasers generating pulses of soft X-ray radiation.