Laser Triggering Through Fiber Optics of a Low Jitter Spark Gap

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1980, Pages 170-176

  Harjes, H C ^a   Schonbach, K H ^a   Kristiansen, M ^a   Guenther, A H ^a   Hatfield, L L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; LASER BEAMS - APPLICATIONS;

ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS;

EID: 0019059045     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1980.4317298     Document Type: Article

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