Inductive Pulsed-Power System for Repetitive Operation of Electron-Beam Diodes

Abstract : Some applications of particle beam generators require repetitive operation. Diodes have been pulsed with a repetition rate of 30 Hz; however, investigations of short-time (100 mu sec) multiple pulses are sparse. Using inductive storage techniques to generate a diode electron beam combined with cascade switching permits the use of inductive energy sources for short pulse-to-pulse operation of diodes. Investigations related to generation of electron beams of modest energy and current (100000ev, 1000A) with a voltage pulse inductively produced by exploding wire switches were carried out. Techniques for and results of studies of diode recovery properties are reported. Circuits were developed for switching a second pulse to the diode with a pulse separation of 10-500 mu sec.