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High repetition rate spark gap. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5181894
The objective of the program was to design, fabricate and test a high repetition rate spark gap to meet the following technical specifications: voltage--250 kV; applied voltage wave-voltage waveform above 150 kV for shape--2 ..mu..sec prior to firing; current--40 kA; pulse width--40 nsec; risetime--less than 10 nsec, with a 5 nsec goal; jitter--less than 5 nsec, with a 1 nsec goal; repetition rate--1000 Hz with 10 kHz goal; duty cycle--a burst of twenty 40 nsec-width pulses equally spaced at maximum frequency with a 4 sec off-time between bursts; and life--at least 1,000,000 pulses between servicing with goal of 10/sup 7/. (TFD)
Research Organization:
Maxwell Labs., Inc., San Diego, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5181894
Report Number(s):
UCRL-13718; MLR-640
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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