Subnanosecond-rise-time, low-impedance pulse generator

Conference · Fri Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5955858

Druce, R; Vogtlin, G

This paper describes a fast rise, low-impedance pulse generator that has been developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The design specifications of this generator are: 50-kV operating voltage, 1-ohm output impedance, subnanosecond rise time, and a 2 to 10 nanosecond pulse length. High repetition rate is not required. The design chosen is a parallel-plate, folded Blumlein generator. A tack switch is utilized for its simple construction and high performance. The primary diagnostic is a capacitive voltage divider with a B probe used to measure the current waveform.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5955858
• Report Number(s): UCRL-88665; CONF-830621-24; ON: DE83013793
• Resource Relation: Conference: IEEE power electronics specialists conference, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 6 Jun 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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