Enhancement of Pulsed Xe Lamps in the 460-495 nm Bandwidth by Pulse Shaping.
Abstract
The irradiance produced by a pulsed long arc Xe lamp in capacitive and single mesh driving circuits was investigated in the 400-600 nm bandwidth, which includes the optical attenuation minimum of deep sea water. An improvement of 50% in light output (radiance) was observed within the 460-495 nm bandwidth with the lamp in an optimized single mesh driving circuit as compared to the lamp in a capacitive driving circuit. External triggering was used to discharge 8200 joules of initially stored energy for both driving circuits. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0783670
Entities
People
- Ronald G. Hughes
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory