Low pressure spark gap triggered by an ion diode

Details Low pressure spark gap triggered by an ion diode Low pressure spark gap triggered by an ion diode

1982-08-31

1985-03-26

Chatmon, Saxfield

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

Discharge device load with fluent material supply to the...

31323101, 313601, 200144B, 31511181, H01J 724, H05B 3126

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ABSTRACT:
Spark gap apparatus for use as an electric switch operating at high voltage, high current and high repetition rate. Mounted inside a housing are an anode, cathode and ion plate. An ionizable fluid is pumped through the chamber of the housing. A pulse of current to the ion plate causes ions to be emitted by the ion plate, which ions move into and ionize the fluid. Electric current supplied to the anode discharges through the ionized fluid and flows to the cathode. Current stops flowing when the current source has been drained. The ionized fluid recombines into its initial dielectric ionizable state. The switch is now open and ready for another cycle.

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Faltens et al., High Repetition Rate Burst-Mode Spark Gap, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Paper No. UCRL-80934, Jun. 15, 1978.
Lauer et al., Low Pressure Spark Gap, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Paper No. UCRL-85739, May 28, 1981.

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