HIGH-CURRENT BACK LIGHTED THYRATRON SWITCH

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KIRKMANAMEMIYA, G ^{[1
]}

GUNDERSEN, MA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV SO CALIF,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 1992年 / 60卷 / 03期

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10.1063/1.106698

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

High current operation of the back lighted thyratron, an optically triggered, low pressure diffuse discharge closing switch that operates with a self heated, super-emissive cathode, is reported. Repetitive operation at 5 Hz, 17.5 kV, 60 kA, with 500 ns pulse length has been achieved. The switch exhibits no high current limit up to 82 kA. High dI/dt > 10(11) A/s and < 45 ns rise times have been obtained. The high current and short rise time capabilities make this switch a possible replacement for spark gaps and multiple parallel thyratron switches in accelerator and laser applications.

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