REPETITIVELY OPERATED PLASMA OPENING SWITCH USING LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA

Authors
AKIYAMA H KATSCHINSKI U NAGATA E KATSUKI S KOHNO S
Citation
H. Akiyama et al., REPETITIVELY OPERATED PLASMA OPENING SWITCH USING LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA, Review of scientific instruments, 68(6), 1997, pp. 2378-2380
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Instument & Instrumentation
Journal title
Review of scientific instruments → ACNP
ISSN journal
00346748
Volume
68
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
2378 - 2380
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(1997)68:6<2378:ROPOSU>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A plasma opening switch using laser produced plasma is successfully op erated at repetition rates up to 3.3 pulses per second. It is shown th at the switch performance has good reproducibility without any mainten ance. Reliability tests indicate that the switch lifetime is limited b y the volume of the target material and the lifetime of the energy sto rage capacitor. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.