KrF-laser-triggered switching of a multi-line pulsed power system
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 18 (2) , 136-141
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/18/2/010
Abstract
Describes the switching aspects of a 200 GW pulsed power generator which is used to power a high-energy gas laser system. Four 5 Omega water-filled pulsed-forming lines are synchronously switched with a jitter of approximately 1 ns using a few mJ from a high-brightness KrF laser. The switches are high-pressure SF6-insulated spark gaps which achieve a hold-off voltage of 1 MV, a peak current of 105 A and a peak di/dt of 1013 A s-1.Keywords
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