Trigger devices for pseudospark switches

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.402320· OSTI ID:118946

Mehr, T; Arenz, H; Bickel, P ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen (Germany); and others

Effective triggering of pseudospark switches with long lifetime and low jitter remains an important problem. This paper presents results of investigations of trigger methods for pseudospark switches, based upon pulsed glow discharges in planar and hollow electrode geometry for charge injection. The influence of different wiring and geometries of the electrodes for preionization is investigated. The effect of additional blocking potentials in the hollow cathode to improve different trigger systems was measured. Calculations of the static potential in the hollow cathode with or without blocking potential are compared with parameters of the discharge.

• OSTI ID: 118946
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 23; ISSN ITPSBD; ISSN 0093-3813
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
FLASHOVER
HYDROGEN
IONIZATION
LIFETIME
PLASMA POTENTIAL
PLASMA SWITCHES
TRIGGER CIRCUITS