@article{5725,
  author = {B. J. H. Meddens and P. F. M. Delmee and P. W. van Amersfoort},
  title = {High-voltage switching by means of a stack of thyristors},
  abstract = {The use of a stack of 32 thyristors for production of a 20-kV pulse is reported. The pulse power is 50 MW and the pulse duration is 25 mu s. The thyristor stack serves as a line swith for a pulse-forming network which provides the input power for a 20-MW klystron. The klystron provides the rf power for the infrared free-electron laser FELIX. The choice of thyristors is motivated by the required relative voltage-stability during the pulse of 0.08%. Also the pulse-to-pulse reproducibility is required to stay within 0.08%. Detailed design considerations and operational results are presented.},
  year = {1996},
  journal = {Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment},
  volume = {372},
  number = {3},
  pages = {446-454},
  month = {Apr 1},
  isbn = {0168-9002},
  doi = {10.1016/0168-9002(95)01010-6},
  language = {eng},
}