Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A discharge device for a pulsed gas laser, comprising: a pair of laser electrodes arranged with a gap between them; an at least one-sided arrangement adjacent said gap for producing discharges with intense UV emissions for pre-ionizing the gap between the laser electrodes, said arrangement comprising at least one electrode rod surrounded by an insulating material and having a conductive contact with a surface of the insulating material, and at least one counter-electrode disposed on the surface of the insulating material spaced a distance from the electrode rod, said counter-electrode being conductively connected to one of the laser electrodes; the at least one electrode rod, the surrounding insulating material, and the at least one counter-electrode forming a path for a sliding discharge between the at least one electrode rod and the counter-electrode for pre-ionizing the gap between the laser electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A discharge device for a pulsed gas laser, comprising: a pair of laser electrodes arranged with a gap between them; an at least one-sided arrangement adjacent said gap for producing discharges with intense UV emissions for pre-ionizing the gap between the laser electrodes, said arrangement comprising at least one electrode rod surrounded by an insulating material and having a conductive contact with a surface of the insulating material, and at least one counter-electrode disposed on the surface of the insulating material spaced a distance from the electrode rod, said counter-electrode being conductively connected to one of the laser electrodes; the at least one electrode rod, the surrounding insulating material, and the at least one counter-electrode forming a path for a sliding discharge between the at least one electrode rod and the counter-electrode for pre-ionizing the gap between the laser electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the electrode rod has a rounded external surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the electrode rod is provided with a mushroom-shaped head.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of electrode rods are arranged in rows on both sides of one of the laser electrodes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the counter-electrode comprises a metal plate which is in electrical contact over its entire length with one of the laser electrodes and with the surface of the insulating material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein one of the laser electrodes is mounted on a high-voltage insulator comprising a flat plate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein one of the laser electrodes, the counter-electrode and the at least one electrode rod are mounted on a high-voltage insulator comprising a flat plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A discharge device according to claim 1, wherein each electrode rod which forms the sliding discharge track, is connected to a respective, individual capacitor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A discharge arrangement according to claim 1, wherein said insulating material is a ceramic material.