Creation of a Spark by a Single Subnanosecond Laser Pulse
- 2 September 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 21 (10), 667-670
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.21.667
Abstract
The production of a spark by focusing a single subnanosecond laser pulse in air and other gases has been investigated. Streak photographs reveal that the plasma development is significantly different from that observed with conventional -switched laser pulses. Preliminary studies of the pressure dependence of the breakdown threshold in argon and nitrogen are reported.
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