Development of an Intense Surface Discharge Pumped Vacuum Ultraviolet Lamp

Abstract

A large area (15 cm x 15 cm) uniform vacuum ultraviolet light source employing surface discharge pumping scheme has been developed for semiconductor processing applications. A low inductance pulsed power circuit for initiating the large area uniform surface discharge was constructed. The total stored energy in the capacitors (4.21-muF) is 1.9 kJ when charged to 30 kV. A current pulse of 1.5 microsecond with a peak of 210 kA is deposited to the discharge load from the three capacitor modules. The uniformity of the light over the large area surface discharge is 5% on the surface from visible light measurement when alumina is used as a discharge plate material.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA638567

Entities

People

  • Hidekazu Hatanaka
  • Robert C. Sze

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Energy
  • Impedance
  • Inductance
  • Lamps
  • Laser Applications
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Resistance
  • Semiconductors
  • Spark Gaps
  • Ultraviolet Lamps
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene