Investigation of Cold Cathode and RF Excitation for Long Life CO2 Waveguide Lasers.

Abstract

This report describes a Ag-Li compound cathode for the longitudinally d.c. excited, low power, CO2 waveguide laser. Discharge tube results with this cathode produced an acceptable gas composition over a period of 10,000 hours. The sputtering rate was quite low and, most importantly, the sputtering products did adhere quite well in the form of a thin film on the closet, cooler surfaces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123178

Entities

People

  • U. Hochuli

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Emission
  • Excitation
  • Failure Analysis
  • Films
  • Gas Discharges
  • Inspection
  • Life Tests
  • Long Life
  • Materials
  • Plasma Oscillation
  • Power
  • Thin Films
  • Visual Inspection

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition