High voltage SCR trigger circuit utilizing disc capacitors in a Marx array

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1136351· OSTI ID:5376930

Jacoby, B A; York, T M

An SCR Marx circuit which is characterized as inexpensive and reliable, with no warm-up or heater power has been constructed, tested, and utilized in a pulsed discharge experiment. The specific circuit design produced an output pulse of 13 kV with a risetime of 0.12 ..mu..s and a FWHM of 0.16 ..mu..s. With a 500 V self-enclosed battery power supply, the pulse generator was insensitive to triggering by stray signals, with an observed jitter of +- 50 ns in triggering a spark gap of 18 kV.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-S-02-4020
• OSTI ID: 5376930
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States) Vol. 51:7; ISSN RSINA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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420800* -- Engineering-- Electronic Circuits & Devices-- (-1989)
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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SPARK GAPS
TIMING PROPERTIES
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