INVESTIGATIONS OF COLD CATHODE TPI1 （冷阴极TPI1的调查）.pdf

INVESTIGATIONS OF COLD CATHODE TPI1-10k/50 THYRATRON PA- RAMETERS AT VOLTAGE UP TO 50 kV, CURRENT UP TO 10 kA, PULSE DURATION OF HUNDRED NANOSECONDS A.V. Akimov, P.A. Bak, I.V. Kazarezov, A.A. Korepan ov The Budker Institute of Nuclear Phy sics, Novosibirsk, Russia The Budker Institute of Nuclear Phy sics, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia, Lavrentiev av., 11 E-mail: I.V.Kazarezov@inp.n sk.su The results of cold cathode TPI 1-10k/50 thyratron parameters at voltage up to 50 kV, current up to 10 kA and pulse durat on of hundred ns are descr bed. The opt mal parameters of thyratron power supply and pulse dr ver had been found. The j tter and thyratron own r se t me as a funct on of load res stance has been f nd. The thyratron l fe t me test data are c ted. PA CS: 29.17.+w 1. INTRODUCTION nvest gat ons have been performed. The test results are descr bed below. Hollow cathode h gh-current thyratrons us ng a low pressure pulsed spark (so-called pseudospark sw tches) 2. THE THYRATRON SWITCHING PARAM- attract the great attent on [1,2]. These thyratrons are ETERS RESEARCH cons dered as an alternat ve to common used h gh-volt- For measur ng the thyratron sw tch ng parameters age heated hydrogen thyratrons espec ally for h gh-cur- (sw tch-on t me, j tter) the c rcu t presented n F g.1 was rent sw tch ng appl cat on w th good stab l ty and com- used. The storage capac tance C s d scharged through 0 parat vely small average dev ce current.