Development and testing of the Hermes-III pulse forming transmission lines

Conference · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6331660

Corley, J P; Johnson, D L; Weber, G J; Denison, G J; Pankuch, P J; Ramirez, J J

In Hermes III, eighty pulse-forming lines (PFLs) generate 1.1-MV, 220-kA pulses that are added in a parallel/series combination to form a 20-MV, 800-kA pulse that powers an electron beam diode configured to produce bremsstrahlung radiation. In order to achieve the desired pulse width and rise time at the diode, each PFL must produce a 40-ns FWHM pulse with a 10-ns, 10% to 90% rise time and a root mean square (rms) jitter of 4 ns. This paper reports on the development and testing of these units.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6331660
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-0081C; CONF-870656-20; ON: DE87011283
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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