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Title: Heavy ion fusion (HIF) impulse injector design, construction, and checkout

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/300437· OSTI ID:300437

The following report describes the design, construction, and checkout of a high-voltage (HV) impulser built for the heavy ion fusion (HIF) project. The purpose of this impulser is to provide an adjustable diode voltage source of sufficient quality and level to allow the optimization of beam transport and accelerator sections of HIF. An elegant, low-impedance, high-energy storage capacitor circuit has been selected for this application. A retrofit to the diode region has been included to provide additional beam stability and a controlled rise time. The critical part of this circuit that is common to all candidates is the impedance matching component. The following report provides a description of the implemented circuit, the basic circuit variables for wave shaping, component screening techniques, resulting operating parameters, diode modifications, operating considerations, and fault protection.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
300437
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-130764; ON: DE98057937; BR: YN0100000
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 4 May 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English