Long-life, high-current thyratrons for fast discharge lasers
Abstract
An experimental linear thyratron, 10 cm long, has been fabricated and tested as a prototype linearly-scalable, low-inductance, long-life closing switch for short pulse duration parallel plate pulse modulators. Voltage holdoff to 25 kV and peak current of 2 KA at 15 kV were demonstrated. The discharge plasma spread uniformly along the entire 10 cm length of the thyratron when operated with no external cathode heater power.
- Publication:
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Final Report
- Pub Date:
- March 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984msni.reptR.....
- Keywords:
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- Pulsed Lasers;
- Switches;
- Thyratrons;
- Cold Cathodes;
- Electric Current;
- Electric Discharges;
- Gas Discharges;
- Gas Lasers;
- Heaters;
- Hydrogen;
- Life (Durability);
- Neon;
- Reaction Time;
- Tube Anodes;
- Tube Cathodes;
- Tube Grids;
- X Rays;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering