Plasma cathode TEA Ar laser development

Serafetinides, AA; Tsikrikas, GN; Atanasov, PA

dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsikrikas, GN	en
dc.contributor.author	Atanasov, PA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:03Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:03Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0030-3992	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12840
dc.subject	Gas discharges	en
dc.subject	Lasers (gas)	en
dc.subject	Plasma electrodes	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Applied	en
dc.subject.other	Argon	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric pressure	en
dc.subject.other	Cathodes	en
dc.subject.other	Electric discharges	en
dc.subject.other	Laser produced plasmas	en
dc.subject.other	Spectroscopic analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Terminal electron acceptors (TEA)	en
dc.subject.other	Gas lasers	en
dc.title	Plasma cathode TEA Ar laser development	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0030-3992(98)00022-X	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0030-3992(98)00022-X	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	The plasma cathode design concept is applied to an Ar laser for the first time. The sliding discharge is used as a plasma cathode for the main laser discharge. The laser operates at atmospheric pressure with a gas mixture of Ar/He/SF6. Results concerning the dependence of the laser performance on the gas mixture flow rates and charging Voltage are presented. The temporal behavior of the laser output is also presented. Output energies as high as 2 mJ, efficiency and specific energy extraction values up to 1.3 x 10(-2)% and 0.02 J/l respectively, at atmospheric pressure, are obtained. The spectroscopic examination of the output shows that lasing at 1.79 and 1.27 mu m is obtained with approximately equal line intensities. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Optics and Laser Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0030-3992(98)00022-X	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000077103000019	en
dc.identifier.volume	30	en
dc.identifier.issue	3-4	en
dc.identifier.spage	159	en
dc.identifier.epage	162	en