A 5-megavolt, 600-kiloampere laser-triggered gas switch for use on Z-R: Comparison of experiments and simulations

Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 639-642

  Woodworth, J R ^a   Rosenthal, S E ^a   Lehr, J M ^a   Maenchen, J E ^a   Elizondo, J ^a   Johnson, D L ^b   Corley, J P ^c   Hodge, K C ^c   Drennan, S A ^c   Guthrie, D W ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c KTECH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS SWITCHES; PEAK CURRENTS; PULSE POWER; PULSED-POWER;

PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 45149108092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PPC.2005.300740     Document Type: Conference Paper

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