uv preilluminated gas switches

Conference · Tue Jun 03 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6778539

Bradley, L P; Orham, E L; Stowers, I F; Braucht, J R

We have designed, built, and characterized uv preilluminated gas switches for a trigger circuit and a low inductance discharge circuit. These switches have been incorporated into a 54 x 76 x 150 cm pulser module to produce a 1 Ma output current rising at 5 x 10/sup 12/ amps/sec with 1 ns jitter. Twenty such modules will be used on the Nova Inertial Confinement Fusion Laser System for plasma retropulse shutters.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore National Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6778539
• Report Number(s): UCRL-83998; CONF-800640-19; TRN: 81-000735
• Resource Relation: Conference: 14. pulse power modulator symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 3 Jun 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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PULSES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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EXPLOSIONS
WIRES
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