Note: Simple 100 Hz N 2 laser with longitudinal discharge tube and high-voltage power supply using neon sign transformer
We developed a longitudinally excited N laser with a simple driver circuit and a simple power supply. The N laser consisted of a 20 cm-long glass tube with an inner diameter of 2.5 mm, a normal stable resonator formed by flat mirrors, a variable transformer, a neon sign transformer, a spark gap, and...
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| Published in | Review of scientific instruments Vol. 88; no. 12; p. 126110 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
United States
01.12.2017
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| Summary: | We developed a longitudinally excited N
laser with a simple driver circuit and a simple power supply. The N
laser consisted of a 20 cm-long glass tube with an inner diameter of 2.5 mm, a normal stable resonator formed by flat mirrors, a variable transformer, a neon sign transformer, a spark gap, and a 200 pF capacitance. The N
laser produced a laser pulse with an energy of 379 nJ and a pulse width of 7.5 ns at a repetition rate of 100 Hz. The laser beam was circular and had a Gaussian profile with a correlation factor of 0.992 93. |
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| ISSN: | 1089-7623 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.5009179 |