CA939796A - Method and apparatus for producing a controlled discharge in a gaseous working medium - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for producing a controlled discharge in a gaseous working medium

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CA939796A
CA939796A CA121,347A CA121347A CA939796A CA 939796 A CA939796 A CA 939796A CA 121347 A CA121347 A CA 121347A CA 939796 A CA939796 A CA 939796A
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controlled discharge
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Jack D. Daugherty
Richard M. Patrick
Evan R. Pugh
Diarmaid H. Douglas-Hamilton
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Avco Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
    • H02K44/00—Machines in which the dynamo-electric interaction between a plasma or flow of conductive liquid or of fluid-borne conductive or magnetic particles and a coil system or magnetic field converts energy of mass flow into electrical energy or vice versa
    • H02K44/08—Magnetohydrodynamic [MHD] generators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J17/00—Gas-filled discharge tubes with solid cathode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
    • H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
    • H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
    • H01S3/097—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
    • H01S3/09707—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser using an electron or ion beam
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J2893/00—Discharge tubes and lamps
    • H01J2893/006—Tubes with electron bombarded gas (e.g. with plasma filter)
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S422/00—Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing
    • Y10S422/906—Plasma or ion generation means

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
CA121,347A 1970-09-17 1971-08-25 Method and apparatus for producing a controlled discharge in a gaseous working medium Expired CA939796A (en)

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US (1) US3702973A (en)
JP (1) JPS555717B1 (en)
CA (1) CA939796A (en)
CH (1) CH575668A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2145963A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2106572B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1373402A (en)
IL (1) IL37615A (en)
IT (1) IT944700B (en)
SE (1) SE376817B (en)

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JPS555717B1 (en) 1980-02-08
GB1373402A (en) 1974-11-13
FR2106572A1 (en) 1972-05-05
IT944700B (en) 1973-04-20
DE2145963A1 (en) 1972-03-23
IL37615A0 (en) 1972-01-27
FR2106572B1 (en) 1977-08-05
IL37615A (en) 1974-03-14
CH575668A5 (en) 1976-05-14
SE376817B (en) 1975-06-09
US3702973A (en) 1972-11-14

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