Gas discharge structure for an R.F. excited gas laser
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1. A gas discharge structure for an R.F. discharge excited gas laser comprising:
- an R.F. electrode;
a ground electrode; and
means for cooling said R.F. electrode, said means including a metal coolant carrying pipe the ends of which are connectable to a coolant source at ground potential, with the sections of the pipe between a center section and the ends having sufficient inductance at the R.F. frequency of operation to decouple each end from ground potential.
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Abstract
A gas discharge structure for an R.F. discharge excited gas laser comprising an R.F. electrode (1), a ground electrode (2) and a metal coolant carrying pipe (4) carried bie said R.F. electrode. The pipe (4) is connected at each end to coolant source or drain at ground potential. The coolant carrying pipe (4) is inductively decoupled at each end from ground potential and has a wall thickness many times greater than the "R.F. skin depth" at the R.F. frequency of operation.
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1. A gas discharge structure for an R.F. discharge excited gas laser comprising:
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an R.F. electrode; a ground electrode; and means for cooling said R.F. electrode, said means including a metal coolant carrying pipe the ends of which are connectable to a coolant source at ground potential, with the sections of the pipe between a center section and the ends having sufficient inductance at the R.F. frequency of operation to decouple each end from ground potential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gas discharge structure for an R.F. discharge excited gas laser comprising:
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a tubular outer ground electrode; a radially inner metal coolant carrying pipe the ends of which are connected to and supported by the ground electrode, and wherein the radially outer portion of the center section of said coolant carrying pipe defines an R.F. electrode, and with the sections of the pipe between the center section and the ends having sufficient inductance at the R.F. frequency of operation to decouple each end from ground potential. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gas discharge structure for an R.F. discharge excited gas laser comprising:
a hollow metal tube having a first surface defining an R.F. electrode and a second surface, opposite the first, defining a ground electrode and wherein the side walls of the tube separating the first and second surfaces thereof are inductive and have a high impedance at the R.F. frequency of operation thereby decoupling the R.F. electrode from the ground electrode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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