Experimental investigation of 193-nm laser breakdown in air

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 5 PART 3, 2008, Pages 2512-2521

  Thiyagarajan, Magesh ^a   Scharer, John E ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air plasma; Breakdown scaling; Electric breakdown; excimer laser; Gas lasers; Ionization; Laser theory; Laser induced plasma; Masers; Measurement by laser beam; Plasmas; Shadowgraphy

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON TUBES; EXCIMER LASERS; GAS LASERS; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; LASER BEAMS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; LASERS; MASERS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVES; PLASMAS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL PLUMES;

AIR PLASMA; BREAKDOWN SCALING; EXCIMER LASER; LASER-INDUCED PLASMA; MEASUREMENT BY LASER BEAM; SHADOWGRAPHY;

LASER THEORY;

EID: 60149110766     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004259     Document Type: Article

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