Lumped transmission line avalanche pulser

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:869991

Booth, Rex ^[1]

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1. Livermore, CA

A lumped linear avalanche transistor pulse generator utilizes stacked transistors in parallel within a stage and couples a plurality of said stages, in series with increasing zener diode limited voltages per stage and decreasing balanced capacitance load per stage to yield a high voltage, high and constant current, very short pulse.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5434456
• OSTI ID: 869991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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