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Compact 180-kV Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by femtosecond laser filaments

  • L. Arantchouk
  • , G. Point
  • , Y. Brelet
  • , J. Larour
  • , J. Carbonnel
  • , Y. B. André
  • , A. Mysyrowicz
  • , A. Houard
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique

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Abstract

We developed a compact Marx generator triggered in atmospheric air by a single femtosecond laser beam undergoing filamentation. Voltage pulses of 180 kV could be generated with a subnanosecond jitter. The same laser beam was also used to initiate simultaneously guided discharges up to 21 cm long at the output of the generator.

Original languageEnglish
Article number103506
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume104
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Mar 2014

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