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Plasma Erosion Opening Switch

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5857806
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The Plasma Erosion Opening Switch (PEOS) can conduct high current (approx. MA), open quickly (<10ns), and withstand high voltage (approx. MV). This switching technique has been used in inductive energy storage experiments and can be used with existing generators for pulse compression, voltage multiplication and power multiplication. The PEOS is used routinely for other types of power conditioning including prepulse suppression, pulse sharpening and multimodule jitter reduction. This paper is a review of the PEOS work to date. It reviews basic physics principles of the PEOS and outlines the operational limits of a system that employs a PEOS. Examples of present applications of the PEOS are also discussed.
Research Organization:
JAYCOR, Alexandria, VA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AI08-79DP40092
OSTI ID:
5857806
Report Number(s):
NRL-Memo-5560; ON: DE85011384
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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