High-Power Thyratron-Type Switch For Laser Applications

G. Kirkman; W. Hartmann; T. Y. Hsu; R. L. Liou; M. A. Gundersen; P. Ingwersen; S. S. Merz

doi:10.1117/12.951336

10 April 1989 High-Power Thyratron-Type Switch For Laser Applications

G. Kirkman, W. Hartmann, T. Y. Hsu, R. L. Liou, M. A. Gundersen, P. Ingwersen, S. S. Merz

Proceedings Volume 1046, Pulse Power for Lasers II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951336
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A review of recent progress in the development of the low-pressure (~27 Pa H2) glow discharge pulsed high-power (10~30kV) switch, the Back-Lighted Thyratron (BLT), is to be presented. The BLT operates with a glow discharge and utilizes a simple device geometry. New data on peak current capability, current rise rate, current reversal ability, life, repetition rate operation, and trigger efficiency and comparisons of delay and jitter with different trigger methods (flash-triggered, laser-triggered and electrically-triggered) are reported.

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G. Kirkman, W. Hartmann, T. Y. Hsu, R. L. Liou, M. A. Gundersen, P. Ingwersen, and S. S. Merz "High-Power Thyratron-Type Switch For Laser Applications", Proc. SPIE 1046, Pulse Power for Lasers II, (10 April 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951336

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