THE ELECTRIC BEHAVIOR OF A CAPACITY-TRANSFER-TYPE PULSED GAS-LASER

In the present work the electric behavior of a Capacity-Transfer-Type N-2 laser has been studied in relation to storage and peaking capacito rs. The results showed that the resistance and inductance of discharge s in the ignition system and in the laser chamber vary as the values o f the capacitors change. This occurs because the driving circuit, and particularly its capacitances, affect the formation of the two dischar ges and finally the laser output. The coupling of the two circuit loop s is weak and is achieved through laser channel inductance. Finally, t he behavior of the laser output versus storage and peaking capacitors is determined from a) the electric energy deposited in the laser chann el, as a short pumping pulse and b) the laser oscillation time delay w hich depends on the upper laser level and the Q factor of the cavity.