High-efficiency high-voltage pulse generator based on a fast recovery pseudospark switch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1476-1480

  Hartmann, Werner ^a   Römheld, Michael ^a   Rohde, Klaus Dieter ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

High voltage; Pseudospark switch; Pulse repetition rate; Recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747309054     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.901217     Document Type: Article

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