Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
High-energy laser of the TEA type, comprising a discharge tube having an optical axis of the laser and a gas dis-charge space formed therein, at least two main electrodes being spaced apart and oppositely disposed in said discharge tube and extended parallel to the optical axis, excitation being carried out by condenser discharge being free of arcs and as homogeneous as possible in said gas discharge space between said electrodes, at least one of said main electrodes having a mushroom-shaped cross section with a mushroom-shaped stem for current conduction and a mushroom-shaped hat for current distribution and being extended into said gas dis-charge space, and at least one rod-shaped auxiliary electrode being disposed parallel to the optical axis and at a given sparkover distance from one of said electrodes, for pre-ionization of said gas discharge space, said at least one auxiliary electrode having an inner conductor and a dielectric surrounding said inner conductor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
High-energy laser of the TEA type, comprising a discharge tube having an optical axis of the laser and a gas dis-charge space formed therein, at least two main electrodes being spaced apart and oppositely disposed in said discharge tube and extended parallel to the optical axis, excitation being carried out by condenser discharge being free of arcs and as homogeneous as possible in said gas discharge space between said electrodes, at least one of said main electrodes having a mushroom-shaped cross section with a mushroom-shaped stem for current conduction and a mushroom-shaped hat for current distribution and being extended into said gas dis-charge space, and at least one rod-shaped auxiliary electrode being disposed parallel to the optical axis and at a given sparkover distance from one of said electrodes, for pre-ionization of said gas discharge space, said at least one auxiliary electrode having an inner conductor and a dielectric surrounding said inner conductor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
Laser according to claim 1, wherein two of said mushroom-shaped electrodes are disposed facing each other with said mushroom-shaped hats in mirror symmetry, at least one of said mushroom-shaped hats of said at least two main electrodes having two of said auxiliary electrodes associated therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
Laser according to claim 1, wherein said main electrodes are pierced by cooling canals formed wherein being extended parallel to the optical axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Laser according to claim 1, wherein said mushroom-shaped hats are in the form of screen electrodes formed of perforated sheet metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Laser according to claim 4, wherein said auxiliary electrodes are formed in niches between said mushroom-shaped hats and mushroom-shaped stems. z
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Laser according to claim 1, wherein said inner conductor of said auxiliary electrodes is cylindrical and said dielectric surrounding said conductor is hollow and cylindrical.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
Laser according to claim 1. wherein said mushroom-shaped electrodes have a Chang profile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
Laser according to claim 1, wherein said mushroom-shaped electrodes have a Rogowski profile.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
Laser according to claim 1, wherein said dielectric is high voltage-proof and is formed of a material from the group consisting of BaTiO3, SrTiO3, A12O3 and BeO.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
Laser according to claim 1, including a Bl?mlein charge transfer circuit, said inner conductor of said pre-ionization rod-shaped auxiliary electrodes being connected to and opposite one of said main electrodes in said circuit in a conducting manner.