Subnanosecond-rise-time, low-impedance pulse generator
Abstract
A fast rise, low impedance pulse generator developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is described. The design specifications of this generator are: 50-kV operating voltage, 1-ohm output impedance, subnanosecond rise time, and a 2 to 10 nanosecond pulse length. High repetition rate is not required. The design chosen is a parallel plate, folded Blumlein generator. A tack switch is utilized for its simple construction and high performance. The primary diagnostic is a capacitive voltage divider with a B probe used to measure the current waveform.
- Publication:
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Presented at the IEEE Power Electron. Spec. Conf
- Pub Date:
- June 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983pes..confR....D
- Keywords:
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- Parallel Plates;
- Product Development;
- Pulse Generators;
- Waveforms;
- Design;
- Electric Pulses;
- Electron Sources;
- Equipment Specifications;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering