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Investigation of the operating modes of a Blumlein pulse forming line

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Results of studying the operating modes and shot-to-shot performance of a Blumlein pulse forming line (BPFL) at varying accelerator parameters are presented. The studies were performed on the TEMP-4M accelerator operating in the bipolar-pulse mode with the first negative plasma-generating pulse (150 kV, 400–500 ns) followed by the second positive accelerating pulse (200–250 kV, 120 ns). The operation of the BPFL was analyzed using a focusing strip-line ion diode with a magnetic self-insulation. When the BPFL operated in the bipolar-pulse mode, a high stability of the breakdown voltage of the preliminary spark gap was observed. The standard deviation in the pulse train did not exceed 2%. However, the stability of the main gasfilled spark gap performance was significantly worse (6–8%). To decrease the shot-to-shot variation in the breakdown voltage of the main spark gap, the first pulse arriving at the load of the BPFL was used for triggering the main spark gap.

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Original Russian Text © I.P. Khailov, 2015, published in Pribory i Tekhnika Eksperimenta, 2015, No. 4, pp. 53–55.

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Khailov, I.P. Investigation of the operating modes of a Blumlein pulse forming line. Instrum Exp Tech 58, 493–495 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441215040065

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