High voltage supply for neutron tubes in well logging applications

Title: High voltage supply for neutron tubes in well logging applications

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A high voltage supply is provided for a neutron tube used in well logging. The "biased pulse" supply of the invention combines DC and "full pulse" techniques and produces a target voltage comprising a substantial negative DC bias component on which is superimposed a pulse whose negative peak provides the desired negative voltage level for the neutron tube. The target voltage is preferably generated using voltage doubling techniques and employing a voltage source which generates bipolar pulse pairs having an amplitude corresponding to the DC bias level.

Inventors:

Humphreys, D. Russell ^[1]

(Albuquerque, NM)

Issue Date:: 1989-01-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA

OSTI Identifier:: 866858

Patent Number(s):: 4808368

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) SNL

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: voltage; supply; neutron; tubes; logging; applications; provided; tube; biased; pulse; combines; dc; techniques; produces; target; comprising; substantial; negative; bias; component; superimposed; peak; provides; desired; level; preferably; generated; doubling; employing; source; generates; bipolar; pairs; amplitude; corresponding; negative voltage; bipolar pulse; voltage supply; voltage source; dc bias; voltage level; negative peak; preferably generated; neutron tube; /376/250/307/315/

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