Copper-Vapor Pulse Energy
Calculate pulse energy and rectangular peak power for a copper-vapor pulse train.
Description
Pulse-train energy equals average power divided by repetition rate.
Pulse-train energy equals average power divided by repetition rate. Rectangular peak power then divides pulse energy by duration.1
Calculate pulse energy and rectangular peak power for a copper-vapor pulse train.
When to use Copper-Vapor Pulse Energy
Use this tool to calculate pulse energy and rectangular peak power for a copper-vapor pulse train.
Prepare the optical measurements, geometry, fitted coefficients or caller-selected thresholds requested. Confirm wavelength, radius/diameter, pulse-width, angle and unit conventions before running the calculation.
How to use Copper-Vapor Pulse Energy and understand its results
- Prepare the optical measurements, geometry, fitted coefficients or caller-selected thresholds requested. Confirm wavelength, radius/diameter, pulse-width, angle and unit conventions before running the calculation.
- Enter averagePowerWatts, pulseRateHertz, pulseWidthSeconds using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read pulseEnergyJoules, rectangularPeakPowerWatts. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| averagePowerWatts | Average power (W) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
| pulseRateHertz | Pulse rate (Hz) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
| pulseWidthSeconds | Pulse width (s) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
Enter nonnegative average watts and positive rate/width. Return joules and peak watts.
energy=averagePower/rate; rectangularPeak=energy/width Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| pulseEnergyJoules | Pulse energy (J) | number; minimum: 0 |
| rectangularPeakPowerWatts | Rectangular-pulse peak power (W) | number; minimum: 0 |
{
"input": {
"averagePowerWatts": 10,
"pulseRateHertz": 10000,
"pulseWidthSeconds": 1e-8
},
"output": {
"pulseEnergyJoules": 0.001,
"rectangularPeakPowerWatts": 100000
}
}Limitations and assumptions
The pulse is assumed rectangular. Other shape factors, spectral lines and copper-vapor dynamics are not modeled.
Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Q-Switch Peak Power: Calculate triangular-pulse peak power and pulse-train average power. For a complementary task, use Noise-Like Pulse Duty Factor: Calculate noise-like burst duty factor, burst energy, and in-burst average power.
References
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Copper-Vapor Pulse Energy — tool.io
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