A New Type Of Pulse Forming Network Of Low Inductance And Large Energy Storage Density

H. J. Cirkel; W. Bette; D. Friede; R. Muller

doi:10.1117/12.938036

18 May 1987 A New Type Of Pulse Forming Network Of Low Inductance And Large Energy Storage Density

H. J. Cirkel, W. Bette, D. Friede, R. Muller

Proceedings Volume 0735, Pulse Power for Lasers; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938036
Event: OE LASE'87 and EO Imaging Symposium, 1987, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A pulse forming network for excitation of high pressure TE-lasers using a large number of paralleled waterline capacitors is described. The low inductance PFN can be arranged in different circuits and has to be treated as a lumped circuit. At 33 kV charging voltage the XeCl-laser has emitted 4.0 J optical energy. A scaling of the PFN to a storage capacity of 7 kJ electrical energy is presented.

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H. J. Cirkel, W. Bette, D. Friede, and R. Muller "A New Type Of Pulse Forming Network Of Low Inductance And Large Energy Storage Density", Proc. SPIE 0735, Pulse Power for Lasers, (18 May 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938036

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