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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/KJOP.2006.17.1.060

Observation of the Preionization effect and Operational Characteristics of a Nitrogen Laser by a Pulse type high Voltage Power Supply  

Lee, Bong-Yeon (Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Chungnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics / v.17, no.1, 2006 , pp. 60-67 More about this Journal
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We constructed a TEA $N_2$ laser which consists of spark gap, pulse type high voltage power supply, Blumlein transmission line circuit, laser tube with Ernst electrode. We observed the self-preionization with an optical fiber in the spark gap and laser tube. The higher voltage power supplied to the Blumlein transmission line circuit, the better preionization was. An U-type transformer yielded better stability and output power than an I-type transformer. The discharge time after triggering a spark gap for the U-type transformer was also short. We obtained the stability of $2.7\%$ and output power of $36{\mu}J$ when the optimum conditions of the laser operation were spark gap distance of 6.0 mm, electrode distance in laser tube of 5.0 mm, $N_2$ gas flow rate in spark gap of 1500 cc/min, $N_2$ gas flow rate in laser tube of 4 ${\iota}$/min, output window reflectivity of $40\%$ and repetition rate of 10 Hz.
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