| Title | High-voltage switching by means of a stack of thyristors |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1996 |
| Authors | B.JH Meddens, P.FM Delmee, P.W van Amersfoort |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 372 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pagination | 446-454 |
| Date Published | Apr 1 |
| ISBN Number | 0168-9002 |
| 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. |
| DOI | 10.1016/0168-9002(95)01010-6 |
| PID | be7f46b243776949e04941425aeddd67 |
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