title: High-repetition-rate short-pulse gas discharge.
abstract: A high-average-power short-pulse gas discharge is described. This consists of a volume-preionized transverse discharge of the type used in gas lasers driven by a Blumlein energy storage circuit. The Blumlein circuit is fabricated from coaxial cable, is pulse-charged from a high-repetition-rate Marx-bank generator, and is switched by a high-repetition-rate segmented rail gap. The operation of this discharge under conditions typical of rare-gas halide lasers is described. A maximum of 900 pps was obtained, giving a power flow into the discharge of 30 kW.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tulip
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mace