24 kA solid state switch for plasma discharge experiments

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 669-673

  Pribyl, P ^a   Gekelman, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE PLASMA DEVICES (LAPD); PLASMA COLUMNS;

ANODES; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INDUCTANCE; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA SOURCES; RESISTORS; SWITCHES;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 1842607064     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1646732     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. W. Gekelman, H. Pfister, Z. Lucky, J. Bamber, D. Leneman, and J. Maggs, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 62, 2875 (1991) 〈The LAPD web site is at http://plasma.physics.ucla.edu/lapd/〉
2. IGBTs are Eupec type FZ 2400 R12 KF4 〈see http://www.eupec.com〉
3. Amps. Abundant, Division of Silicon Power Corp., 11125 Knott Ave., Suite D, Cypress, CA 90630.
4. International Rectifier Application Note AN-955, Protecting IGBTs and MOSFETs from ESD 〈http://www.irf.com/technical-info/an955/an-955.htm〉
5. International Rectifier Application Note AN-949, Current Ratings of Power Semiconductors 〈http://www.irf.com/technical-info/an949/an-949.htm〉
6. ON Semiconductor 〈http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33153-D.PDF〉
7. R. J. Taylor, UCLA Tokamak Lab (personal communication).