Pre-pulse reduction on the Eros accelerator at AWE

Author

Sinclair, M. ; Threadgold, J. ; Crotch, I. ; Phillips, M. ; Hamlett, A. ; Jeffries, G. ; Webb, K.

Author_Institution

Pulse Power Group, AWE Aldermaston, Reading, UK

fYear

2004

fDate

1-1 July 2004

Firstpage

184

Abstract

Summary form only given. The diode research programme at AWE has identified a requirement for a driver for low impedance (/spl sim/50 ohm) diode development. The Eros single pulse forming line (SPFL) machine at AWE was identified as being suitable but in its current configuration it produces a 150 kV bi-polar pre-pulse, too high for reliable diode operation. Based upon experience with another smaller SPFL X-ray machine, Mini B, switches have been inserted between the Blumlein and the insulator stack and in the magnetically insulated transmission line (MITL) stalk to reduce the pre-pulse. Calculations and measurements have been made of the pre-pulse at both the base and diode end of the MITL stalk, which will be described in depth.

Keywords

X-ray apparatus; diodes; plasma X-ray sources; plasma diodes; AWE; Blumlein stack; Eros accelerator; Eros single pulse forming line machine; diode operation; insulator stack; low impedance diode; magnetically insulated transmission line; prepulse reduction; single pulse forming line machine X-ray machine; Artificial intelligence; Diodes; Electron beams; Insulation; Lenses; Plasma displays; Production; Radiography; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 31st IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8334-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2004.1339751

Filename

1339751