Optical diagnostics of 4-MV water switches in the Z-20 test facility

Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 167-170

  Woodworth, J R ^a   Lehr, J ^a   Miller, P A ^a   Aragon, B ^a   Elizondo Decanini, J ^a   Fowler, W ^a   Maenchen, J E ^a   Sarkisov, G S ^a,b   Corley, J ^a,b   Hodge, K ^a,b   Drennan, S ^a,b   Guthrie, D ^a,b   Mowrer, G ^a,b   Navarro, M ^a,b   Johnson, D L ^a,c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b KTECH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS; WATER SWITCHES;

ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 10744230261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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