Large-Area Short-Pulse Surface Discharges for Laser Excitation.

Abstract

Large-area (100-400/sq cm), short-pulse (approximately 1 microsec) planar surface discharges were produced across various polymer dielectric substrates and in several gas environments at pressures up to several atmospheres. THe dependence of radiative behavior upon electrical driver parameters was investigated and criteria for obtaining spatially homogeneous, coalesced discharges were developed. Applications for excitation of laser media are reviewed. Keywords: Reprints: Surface discharges; Ultraviolet optical sources; Radiative properties; Electrical properties; Spatial homogeneity; Preionization of laser media; Photoinitiation of laser media; Photodissociation of laser media.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA160705

Entities

People

  • R. E. Beverly Iii

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Chemical Lasers
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Dacron
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Geometry
  • Glass Fibers
  • High Pressure
  • Lasers
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Plastics
  • Resistance
  • Spark Gaps

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers