BEHAVIOR OF SPARK GAP SWITCH IN HIGH-Q RINGING CIRCUIT
The spark gap switch to be used in a ringing circuit that will heat plasma in the model C Stellarator was studied. A model for the spark gap behavior, and relations for the B of the circuit and of the gap, were obtained. Tests were made with circuits of high-Q capacitors, the spark gap switch, and an inductance to produce a ringing frequency of about 100 kc. The spark gap triggered successfully for a few hundred thousand shots. Monitoring the capacitor voltage showed the presence of both long and short rings. Evidence for a double moding of the spark gas discharge was obtained. Such moding givcs an effective Q of 286 for the gap, nearly probihitive for use in the planned ringing circuit. (D.C.W.)
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Univ., N.J.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-1)-1238
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-031567
- OSTI ID:
- 4677117
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-24-11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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