Title :
Characteristics of cold cathode electron beam stabilized CO2laser media
Author :
Holzrichter, J.F. ; Kan, Tianze ; Ahlstrom, H.G. ; Inglesakis, G. ; Jensen, Jens ; Kolb, A.C.
Abstract :
Stabilization of large volume discharges in CO2laser mixtures utilizing thermionic guns as electron sources have been previously reported. These past studies have been confined to the regime of quasi-cw pumping due to the low ( <30 ma/cm2) beam currents available from thermionic cathodes. We report the successful application of a high current density (>300 ma/ cm2) cold cathode electron beam source to stabilize a 5 liter volume CO2laser discharge.
Keywords :
Cathodes; Current density; Electron beams; Electron guns; Electron sources; Fault location; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser stability; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1972 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1972.249340
