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mchargueOK, I went hunting with google for a bit, and we turned up some interesting papers…
M. J. Kushner, W. D. Kimura and S. R. Byron, “Arc Resistance of Laser Triggered Spark Gaps,” J. Appl. Phys. 58, 1744 (1985).
http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu/pub/articles/jap_58_1744_1985.pdf
M. J. Kushner, R. D. Milroy and W. D. Kimura, “A Laser Triggered Spark Gap Model,” J. Appl. Phys. 58, 2988 (1985).
http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu/pub/articles/jap_58_2988_1985.pdf
M. J. Kushner, W. D. Kimura, D. H. Ford and S. R. Byron, “Dual Arc Formation in a Laser Triggered Spark Gap,” J. Appl. Phys. 58, 4015 (1985).
http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu/pub/articles/jap_58_4015_1985.pdf
W. D. Kimura, M. J. Kushner, and J. Seamans, “Characteristics of a Laser Triggered Spark Gap Using Air, Ar, CH4, H2, He, N2, SF6, and Xe”, J. Appl. Phys. 63, 1882 (1988).
http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu/pub/articles/jap_63_1882_1988.pdf
H. Pak and M. J. Kushner, “Simulation of the Switching Performance of an Optically Triggered Psuedo-Spark Thyratron”, J. Appl. Phys. 66, 2325 (1989).
http://uigelz.eecs.umich.edu/pub/articles/jap_66_2325_1989.pdf
*pffft*
And here, I thought I was original in this. Ah well, schooled by giants ain’t too bad.
The idea seems to already be in the literature, and likely supported by experimentation. It’s likely that a template may already exist that covers FF needs, or enough information to dispense with this avenue.
Comments?
Pat