Design and test of a low jitter metal to metal contact solid dielectric switch

Thesis/Dissertation · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10172324· OSTI ID:10172324

Domning, Edward Ernest ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

A low jitter metal to metal contact solid dielectric switch was designed and tested. A metal to metal contact solid dielectric switch with a jitter of less than 25 ns is required for the 150 kJ experiment. Since this is one fourth the 100 ns jitter reported using exploding bridge foil (EBF) triggers, experiments to optimize this trigger were performed. A jitter of 25 ns was achieved using the EBF trigger and it was also achieved using a new type of trigger called the magnetic push trigger. This trigger uses the magnetic force between the two plates of a parallel plate transmission line to push the dielectric. It was found to be better than the EBF trigger because it was easier to design, easier to implement and did less damage to switch components.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 10172324
• Report Number(s): UCRL-LR--112757; ON: DE93016957
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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