A 1-MV, 1-MA, 0.1-Hz linear transformer driver utilizing an internal water transmission line

PPC2009 - 17th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1186-1191

  LeChien, K ^a   Mazarakis, M ^a   Fowler, W ^a   Stygar, W ^a   Long, F ^a   McKee, R ^a   Natoni, G ^a   Porter, J ^a   Androlewicz, K ^b   Chavez, T ^b   Feltz, G ^b   Garcia, V ^b   Guthrie, D ^b   Mock, R ^b   Montoya, T ^b   Puissant, J ^b   Smith, A ^b   Wakeland, P ^b   Ward, K ^b   Van De Valde, D ^c   Kim, A ^d   more..

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b KTECH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c EG&G   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF HIGH CURRENT ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY SYSTEM; CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; DYNAMIC MATERIALS; INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY; LINEAR TRANSFORMER DRIVERS; MARX GENERATORS; OUTPUT PULSE; PULSE-SHAPING; PULSED POWER SYSTEMS; REPETITION RATE; SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES; SHORT-INTERVAL; SYSTEM LEVELS; TRANSMISSION LINE; WATER TRANSMISSION LINE; Z PINCH;

ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC LINES; EXCITONS; ICE;

TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

EID: 77949973246     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PPC.2009.5386430     Document Type: Conference Paper

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