Fast ionization devices (FID)-a new class of superpower switches

There was developed a new class of superpower closing solid state switches fast ionization devices (FID). The FID are based on a new physical phenomenon-electron-hole plasma supergeneration in solid-state. FIDs permit to combine the formerly incompatible characteristics in one device: high operating voltage up to 5 kV and the turn-on time less than 1 ns, the operating current may reach 10 kA, di/dt being more than 100 kA/microsecond, the FID jitter is less than 20 ps, the possibility of series joining of FIDs in stacks with operation voltage of tens of kilovolts, maintaining turn-on time about some nanoseconds. FID permit to replace power thyratrons and discharge gap switches and provide completely new possibilities unreachable with gas discharge devices.