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22 December 1998 X-ray diode with spark plug plasma cathodes
Sarah Bollanti, Paolo Di Lazzaro, Francesco Flora, Gualtiero Giordano, Tommaso Letardi, Daniele Murra, Giovanni Schina, Cheng En Zheng
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Proceedings Volume 3574, XII International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334409
Event: Twelfth International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, 1998, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Abstract
We have tested a high-repetition-rate X-ray diode working in reflection geometry, which uses commercial spark-plugs as plasma cathode. The results show that the spark-plug plasma cathode is a reliable, high-current and long-lifetime electron gun. After more than 106 shots, the dose, uniformity and ionization rate of the emitted X-ray guarantee an effective preionization of XeCl excimer laser discharges. Due to the low cost, the long lifetime and the substantial absence of maintenance, this X-ray diode seems suitable to preionize commercial gas lasers, such as excimer and TEA CO2 lasers.
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Sarah Bollanti, Paolo Di Lazzaro, Francesco Flora, Gualtiero Giordano, Tommaso Letardi, Daniele Murra, Giovanni Schina, and Cheng En Zheng "X-ray diode with spark plug plasma cathodes", Proc. SPIE 3574, XII International Symposium on Gas Flow and Chemical Lasers and High-Power Laser Conference, (22 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.334409
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KEYWORDS
Diodes

X-rays

Plasma

Surface plasmons

Astatine

Capacitors

Electrodes

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