Abstract
It is experimentally demonstrated that a nitrogen-filled discharge gap of a high-voltage oscillator can be switched by an electron beam with a time spread no exceeding ∼25 ps relative to the accelerating voltage pulse front. The regime of high-precision control is obtained in the case of a homogeneous potential distribution in the gap, at a microsecond-long voltage buildup to a level of ∼90% of the self-induced breakdown. The period of induced conductivity in the discharge gap corresponds to the beam current pulse duration.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
G. G. Denisov, N. S. Ginzburg, V. G. Shpak, and M. I. Yalandin, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 34, 1777 (2006).
V. G. Shpak, S. A. Shunailov, M. R. Oulmascoulov, and M. I. Yalandin, Synchronously Operated Nano-and Sub-nanosecond Pulsed Power Modulators, in Digest of Tech. Papers of the 12th IEEE Int. Pulsed Power Conf. (Monterey, 1999), Vol. 2, pp. 1472–1475.
V. I. Koshelev, V. P. Gubanov, A. M. Efremov, et al., High-Power Ultra-Wideband Radiation Source with Multielement Array Antenna, in Proc. of 13th Int. Symp. on High-Current Electronics (Tomsk, 2004), pp. 258–261.
K. V. Afanasyev, N. M. Bykov, A. A. Eltchaninov, et al., State of the Art in Pulse-Repetitive Generation of GW-level Superradiative Pulses, Proc. of the 16th IEEE Int. Pulsed Power Conf. (Albuquerque, 2007), pp. 1848–1851
V. G. Shpak, S. A. Shunailov, and M. I. Yalandin, Investigations of Compact High-Current Accelerators RADAN 303: Synchronization with Nanosecond Accuracy, in Proc. of the 10th IEEE Int. Pulsed Power Conf. (Albuquerque, 1995), pp. 544–549.
Yu. D. Korolev and G. A. Mesyats, The Physics of Pulsed Breakdown in Gases (Nauka, Moscow, 1991) [in Russian]
G. A. Mesyats, S. D. Korovin, V. V. Rostov, et al., Proc. IEEE 92, 1166 (2004).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Original Russian Text © G.A. Mesyats, K.A. Sharypov, V.G. Shpak, S.A. Shunailov, M.I. Yalandin, 2008, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoĭ Fiziki, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 19, pp. 6–13.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Mesyats, G.A., Sharypov, K.A., Shpak, V.G. et al. Picosecond-controlled switching of high-voltage gas discharge. Tech. Phys. Lett. 34, 818–821 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785008100027
Received:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785008100027