Corona Preionization Technique for Carbon Dioxide TEA Lasers.

Abstract

An experimental program is reported which investigates the basic physics underlying the surface corona preionization process in CO2 TEA lasers. Measurements were made of UV emission spectra, photoelectron density, current and voltage waveforms and laser output for a matrix of physical parameters known to influence corona preionization. Based upon experimental results, guidelines are given for the design of a corona preionized CO2 TEA laser. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122552

Entities

People

  • Walter R. Kaminski

Organizations

  • United Technologies Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Metamaterials
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Ionization
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Antennas
  • Optics

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

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  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene