Radiation hard vacuum switch

Boettcher, Gordon E.

Title: Radiation hard vacuum switch

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A vacuum switch with an isolated trigger probe which is not directly connected to the switching electrodes. The vacuum switch within the plasmatron is triggered by plasma expansion initiated by the trigger probe which travels through an opening to reach the vacuum switch elements. The plasma arc created is directed by the opening to the space between the anode and cathode of the vacuum switch to cause conduction.

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Boettcher, Gordon E. ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM

Issue Date:: 1990-01-01

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 875251

Patent Number(s):: H000756

Application Number:: 07/221072

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

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 1988 Jul 19

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: statutory invention registration; radiation; hard; vacuum; switch; isolated; trigger; probe; directly; connected; switching; electrodes; plasmatron; triggered; plasma; expansion; initiated; travels; reach; elements; created; directed; space; anode; cathode; conduction; directly connected; vacuum switch; radiation hard; trigger probe; switching electrode; isolated trigger; /313/

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