Subnanosecond trigger system for ETA

Conference · Fri May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6506013

Cook, E G; Lauer, E J; Reginato, L L; Rogers, D; Schmidt, J A

A high-voltage trigger system capable of triggering 30, 250 kV spark gaps; each with less than +- 1 ns jitter has been constructed. In addition to low jitter rates, the trigger system must be capable of delivering the high voltage pulses to the spark gaps either simultaneously or sequentially as determined by other system requirements. The trigger system consists of several stages of pulse amplification culminating in 160 kV pulses having 30 ns risetime. The trigger system is described and test data provided.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6506013
• Report Number(s): UCRL-83992; CONF-800640-20
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420800* -- Engineering-- Electronic Circuits & Devices-- (-1989)
ACCELERATORS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY RANGE
EQUIPMENT
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 100-1000
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
PERFORMANCE
POWER SUPPLIES
PULSE CIRCUITS
PULSE RISE TIME
RESOLUTION
SPARK GAPS
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES
TRIGGER CIRCUITS