Methods of Energy Control during Discharge of Large Electrostatic Accelerators

It is our belief that major advances in the generator voltages used in D. C. accelerator technology will only be achieved after the generators are designed for both D. C. operation and for the transient conditions that are present during discharge. There appears to be little doubt that the electrostatic energy is often converted into electromagnetic waves which excite a wide variety of oscillator modes. These modes can best be damped by including dissipative elements that are chosen to terminate or critically damp the oscillator circuit.