Inexpensive solid-state trigger unit for thyratrons

Conference · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5481973

Fulkerson, E S

An SCR based unit suitable for triggering thyratrons has been developed. It is capable of developing over a kilovolt peak into a 50 ohm load with a risetime of under ten nanoseconds. Both grounded grid and common cathode styles of thyratrons may be driven with minor circuit changes. Jitter characteristics show less than half a nanosecond peak to peak, and a standard deviation less than 100 picoseconds has been obtained.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5481973
• Report Number(s): UCRL-88672; CONF-830621-45; ON: DE84001424
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420800* -- Engineering-- Electronic Circuits & Devices-- (-1989)
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRON TUBES
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
EQUIPMENT
GAS DISCHARGE TUBES
PERFORMANCE
PULSE CIRCUITS
RECTIFIERS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR RECTIFIERS
THYRATRONS
TRIGGER CIRCUITS
USES