A Low Jitter Triggered Gas Switch to Synchronize Modular Accelerators

Physics International (PI) has developed a high voltage, low jitter, command triggered gas switch to serve as an output switch for the slow-charging transfer capacitor in EAGLE, a 2 TW pulsed power research facility presently under construction. EAGLE is a prototype module of PI's conceptual de...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on nuclear science 1981-06, Vol.28 (3), p.2931-2933
Main Authors: Demeter, Laszlo J., Frazier, G., Naff, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Current distribution
Electric shock
Jitter
Laboratories
Modular construction
Physics
Prototypes
Switches
Testing
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Summary:Physics International (PI) has developed a high voltage, low jitter, command triggered gas switch to serve as an output switch for the slow-charging transfer capacitor in EAGLE, a 2 TW pulsed power research facility presently under construction. EAGLE is a prototype module of PI's conceptual design for a 40-50 TW, 4-5 MJ pulsed accelerator called ROULETTE (see Figure 1). The use of our triggered gas switch in ROULETTE provides distinct advantages over conventional water switches: considerably lower intermodule jitter, less ohmic dissipation, reduced mechanical shock loading of structures, and better control of the current distribution.
ISSN:0018-9499
1558-1578
DOI:10.1109/TNS.1981.4331963