Applied Physics Letters · 1972 · 18 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsPhotonicsPlasma PhysicsAtomic ExcitationElectron Beam PhysicsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsLaser-plasma InteractionsUltrafast OpticsLaser Pulse DurationParticle Acceleration In PlasmasPulsed Electron BeamsPulsed Lasers
A 3-nsec pulse of 600-keV electrons has been used to ionize a CO2–N2–He medium from which laser pulses lasting up to 120 μsec have been obtained. The electron beam is nearly collinear with the laser axis and normal to the sustainer field. Pulse energies of 11.5 J have been obtained from the 75-cm-long device.
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