Design and development of an improved AURORA Blumlein Oil Switch Trigger System

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6247208

Warren, Jr, F T; Frazier, G B; Simmons, D P; Seamen, J F; Turman, B N; Prestwich, K R

An improved trigger system for the oil switches on the AURORA Blumleins has been designed and studied. The Pulserad 738 Machine has been temporarily disassembled and used to house a trigger system testing facility. The facility consists of a 2-MV Marx charging circuit, a Blumlein pulser and a replica of the AURORA oil switch, and has been used to test oil-switch triggering at the 4- to 6-MV level. The design details of this facility and the jitter performance of various components of the pulser are presented.

• Research Organization: Physics International Co., San Leandro, CA (USA); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6247208
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-2660C; CONF-870656-36; ON: DE87012131
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DATA
DESIGN
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
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