A Laser-triggered Spark Gap for 750 kV, 20 ns Risetime Impulse Generator

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Insulation

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1191-1197

  Parpal, J L ^a   Mercure, H P ^a   Mitchel, G R ^b  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS; LASER PULSES;

IMPULSE GENERATOR; LASER-TRIGGERED SPARK GAP; LIGHT-TRIGGERED SWITCHES; SPHERE GAPS; SPONTANEOUS BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE; ULTRAVIOLET LASER PULSE;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 0024910194     PISSN: 00189367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/14.46354     Document Type: Article

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