Experimental investigation of a magnetic gate as a multimegampere, vacuum opening switch
- 15 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 44 (8) , 741-743
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94901
Abstract
We report on the first experiments to demonstrate the vacuum operation of a magnetic gate opening switch. Currents greater than 1 MA have been transferred in approximately 1 μs. A model has been developed to describe the switch’s operation. The model and the experimental data are in excellent agreement.Keywords
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