Title :
A laser-triggered driver for fast capillary discharge device
Author :
Schmidt, J. ; Kolacek, K. ; Bohacek, V. ; Prukner, V. ; Frolov, O. ; Straus, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Plasma Phys., Acad. of Sci. of the Czech Republic, Prague
Abstract :
We are developing a new upgraded capillary discharge device. The assembled set-up consists of a Marx generator, a pulse forming line, a gas-filled laser-triggered spark gap and a ceramic capillary. Special attention has been paid to the design of the spark gap. The laser triggering of this spark gap ensures a very low jitter in comparison with the present capillary discharge device CAPEX, where the main spark gap works in a self-breakdown regime. The description of the assembled apparatus, the main predicted parameters of the designed device (such as capillary current, capillary current rise-rate, and voltage at the end of pulse forming line) are presented
Keywords :
ceramics; driver circuits; gas lasers; jitter; pulse generators; spark gaps; trigger circuits; CAPEX; Marx generator; assembled apparatus; ceramic capillary; gas-filled laser-triggered spark gap; pulse forming line; self-breakdown regime; upgraded capillary discharge device; Capacitors; Ceramics; Coaxial components; Fault location; Gas lasers; Inductance; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Spark gaps; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Modulator Symposium, 2004 and 2004 High-Voltage Workshop. Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8586-1
DOI :
10.1109/MODSYM.2004.1433512
