Abstract
Energy losses in pumping systems of discharge high-power lasers are investigated. To estimate the losses, the discharge circuit operation was modeled, and its calculation was performed using the program PSpice. Results of measurements and calculations demonstrate that the resistance of a rail gap with electric field distortion exceeds several times the resistance of a single-channel gap without field distortion. A difference in the resistances is explained by different mechanisms of discharge burning: in the first case diffusion mechanism and in the second case the spark mechanism. The low efficiency of the high-power excimer lasers (~1%) is explained by high energy losses in the rail gap that reach more than 50% of the initially stored energy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1662-1668 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Russian Physics Journal |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Keywords
- Diffusion channels
- Excimer laser
- Losses
- Pumping
- Rail gap
- Resistance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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About losses in pumping generators of high-power electrodischarge excimer lasers. / Ivanov, N. G.; Losev, V. F.
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T1 - About losses in pumping generators of high-power electrodischarge excimer lasers
AU - Ivanov, N. G.
AU - Losev, V. F.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Energy losses in pumping systems of discharge high-power lasers are investigated. To estimate the losses, the discharge circuit operation was modeled, and its calculation was performed using the program PSpice. Results of measurements and calculations demonstrate that the resistance of a rail gap with electric field distortion exceeds several times the resistance of a single-channel gap without field distortion. A difference in the resistances is explained by different mechanisms of discharge burning: in the first case diffusion mechanism and in the second case the spark mechanism. The low efficiency of the high-power excimer lasers (~1%) is explained by high energy losses in the rail gap that reach more than 50% of the initially stored energy.
AB - Energy losses in pumping systems of discharge high-power lasers are investigated. To estimate the losses, the discharge circuit operation was modeled, and its calculation was performed using the program PSpice. Results of measurements and calculations demonstrate that the resistance of a rail gap with electric field distortion exceeds several times the resistance of a single-channel gap without field distortion. A difference in the resistances is explained by different mechanisms of discharge burning: in the first case diffusion mechanism and in the second case the spark mechanism. The low efficiency of the high-power excimer lasers (~1%) is explained by high energy losses in the rail gap that reach more than 50% of the initially stored energy.
KW - Diffusion channels
KW - Excimer laser
KW - Losses
KW - Pumping
KW - Rail gap
KW - Resistance
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JF - Russian Physics Journal
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