M. Ong, B. DeHope, K. Griffin, D. Goerz, R. Kihara, G. Vogtlin, J. Zentler, R. Scarpetti
{"title":"Test stand for linear induction accelerator optimization","authors":"M. Ong, B. DeHope, K. Griffin, D. Goerz, R. Kihara, G. Vogtlin, J. Zentler, R. Scarpetti","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277958","url":null,"abstract":"Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has designed and constructed a test stand to improve the voltage regulation in our flash X-Ray (FXR) accelerator cell. The goal is to create a more mono-energetic electron beam that creates an X-ray source with a smaller spot size. Studying the interaction of the beam and pulse-power system with the accelerator cell improves the design of high-current accelerators at Livermore and elsewhere. On the test stand, a standard FXR cell is driven by a flexible pulse-power system and the beam current is simulated with a switched center conductor. The test stand is fully instrumented with high-speed digitizers to document the effect of impedance mis-matches when the cell is operated under various full-voltage conditions. A time-domain reflectometry technique was also developed to characterize the beam and cell interactions by measuring the impedance of the accelerator and pulse-power component. Computer models are being developed in parallel with the testing program to validate the measurements and evaluate different design changes. Both 3D transient electromagnetic and circuit models are being used.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128022113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Q. Shui, X. Gu, C. Myles, M. Mazzola, M. Gundersen
{"title":"Simulations of a high power 4H-SiC VJFET and its GaAs counterpart","authors":"Q. Shui, X. Gu, C. Myles, M. Mazzola, M. Gundersen","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277674","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277674","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the 2D simulator ATLAS is used to investigate and compare the voltage blocking capability, the current rating and the switching characteristics of VJFET's based on SiC and GaAs materials. As a part of this study, simulations and analysis of a normally-off 4H-SiC VJFET with 8 kV blocking voltage are presented, along with similar results for its GaAs counterpart. This structure is optimized to achieve a high blocking voltage and a high current density. The goal of this work is to compare the performance of a SiC VJFET with that of a similar GaAs VJFET, and to provide guidelines for pulsed power applications.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125487539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pseudospark based pulse forming circuit for plasma ignition system","authors":"F. Wang, A. Kuthi, C. Jiang, M. Gundersen","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277724","url":null,"abstract":"The design and operation of a pulse forming circuit using an advanced pseudospark switch are presented in this paper. The pulse forming circuit has been applied for corona or transient plasma assisted flame ignition in pulsed detonation engines (PDE). A pseudospark based pulse generator together with the ignition circuit is discussed. This application requires the operation of the pseudospark switch at a charging voltage of 30 kV and a repetition rate up to 1 kHz. A single stage lumped element blumlein and a 1:3 matglas-polyethylene-foil core transformer were employed to create high-voltage (more than 80 kV) short-duration (50 ns) pulses.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125492619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nanosecond laser-triggered microwave switch","authors":"M. McQuage, A. Neuber, J. Dickens","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277717","url":null,"abstract":"The design and experimental testing of a laser-triggered microwave switch with a nanosecond activation time is described. The objectives of the project include, confirming that a nanosecond to subnanosecond risetime is achievable in the X-band waveguide at 9 GHz with the laser-triggered switch and to determine the minimum laser energy necessary to obtain the fastest possible risetime. A 1 kW pulsed X-band source with a 500 ns output pulse provides the microwave power for the system. A variable power Nd:YAG laser with a maximum 450 mJ at 532 nm, 10 ns FWHM output pulse is used in conjunction with an applied high voltage pulse to trigger the microwave switch. The microwave signal is switched with the rapid formation of plasma caused by the breakdown of a gas contained by a quartz tube inserted through a section of waveguide. The centerpiece of the waveguide system is a magic tee, which controls the direction of power flow through the system. Compared to tests in air and N/sub 2/, the best results have been obtained in argon. Risetimes below 2 ns have been obtained using argon at a reduced pressure of 150 Torr and a high voltage pulse of 28 kV from a spark gap. The impact of gas pressure, applied voltage pulse and applied laser pulse on the risetime of the microwave switch are discussed.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115841838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solid state stepped transmission line transformer for spark gap triggering","authors":"M. Behrend, A. Kuthi, M. Gundersen","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277969","url":null,"abstract":"Spark gap switched transmission line pulse generators can achieve faster switching by overvolting the spark gap with high amplitude nanosecond pulses. A solid-state driven stepped transmission line transformer (TLT) is presented for triggering spark gaps in the overvoltage mode. The spark gap trigger source is simple and compact for integration with pulse generator systems. A totem pole MOSFET pulse source drives a four section discrete element TLT, each section stepped to three times the impedance of the previous stage. The line is designed with each section as 1/8 wavelength of the excitation pulse. The output pulse has a high transfer ratio of 6.9 into an open load, achieved in few step sections by driving the TLT with a low impedance source rather than a transmission line. Internal reflections are analyzed and timed to add constructively to form the output pulse.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115932195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Laser-triggered water switching","authors":"J.R. Woodwork, D.L. Johnson","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277781","url":null,"abstract":"We are experimentally exploring the use of lasers as a method of command triggering high-voltage water switches, by focusing the laser light to a breakdown arc in pure water. We are using Nd-YAG laser radiation at 1064 nm and its harmonics at 532, 355, and 266 nm. We report a measured breakdown threshold of 1.4 /spl times/ 10/sup 10/W/cm/sup 2/ at 532 nm, a power level that is easy to achieve with commercially-available lasers. The breakdown threshold is an order of magnitude higher for 1064 nm or 355 nm light. Scattering of the laser beam by laser-induced index of refraction gradients is noticeable at 532 nm and becomes an increasing problem at shorter wavelengths, preventing us from breaking down water at all at 266 nm. We produced breakdown arcs more than 4-cm in length by focusing 75 mJ of 532 nm laser energy in water with a 29-cm-focal-length lens. In addition to the breakdown arcs, we note that focusing 532-nm light into pure water vibrationally excites the water, causing the generation of coherent beams of red Raman-shifted radiation. The vibrationally-excited columns of water are readily visible as they emit red light in all directions. Some of the vibrationally-excited water columns we observed were over 30 cm long.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132074145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Casey, M. Gaudreau, M. Kempkes, J. Eichner, S. Gold, R. Koontz
{"title":"Solid-state hybrid modulator for the next linear collider","authors":"J. Casey, M. Gaudreau, M. Kempkes, J. Eichner, S. Gold, R. Koontz","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277769","url":null,"abstract":"Under a recently completed SBIR grant from the Department of Energy, DTI delivered a hybrid modulator to the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in October 2002 for assessing the use of solid-state switching in the next generation linear collider. The modulator uses a solid-state series IGBT switch and a conventional pulse transformer to drive two klystrons. It provides 3.5 kA pulses into a 6.33:1 pulse transformer at 80 kV, resulting in 500 kV, 530 A output pulses with tight voltage regulation and pulse flattop. During 2003 SLAC has been evaluating the hybrid modulator's performance and using it as a test stand for a new generation of high voltage X-band klystrons. Under an ongoing SBIR effort, DTI is developing a new pulse transformer to reduce losses in this modulator, and will incorporate improvements in solid state switch design to improve the pulse risetime and efficiency of the hybrid modulator. This paper describes results from the hybrid modulator development and initial operation at SLAC.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134071536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Semiconductor modeling for multi-layer, high field, photo-switch using sub-bandgap photons","authors":"K. Kelkar, W. Nunnally","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277935","url":null,"abstract":"High electric field geometries for high power, photo-conductive switches made possible by employing sub-bandgap photons and inter-bandgap dopants / defects are being investigated for compact pulse power systems. The high field, long absorption depth package reduces the required linear mode, optical closure energy and also reduces the conduction current density through the active material and at the contacts. In addition, the long absorption depth package increases the area available for thermal management and in concert with the reduced current density should increase the lifetime of the switch. This paper describes the semiconductor physics modeling of a multi-layer stack of GaAs wafers in a high electric field configuration. The model results of heavily doped n+ regions on electron injection, leakage current, and voltage hold off is discussed In addition, the modeling of the transverse injection of optical closure energy is discussed.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134237693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Filamentation instability of self-focused hollow electron beam","authors":"H. Uhm, E. Choi","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1277983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1277983","url":null,"abstract":"A hollow electron beam has a finite beam thickness even for the beam electron distribution function in which all the electrons have the same canonical angular momentum. The thickness of the hollow electron beam with zero canonical angular momentum spread originates from the betatron oscillation amplitude of beam electrons. In this context, we investigate influence of the betatron oscillation on stability properties of the filamentation instability in a self-pinched hollow electron beam. It is shown that growth rate of the high azimuthal mode perturbations in body wave is substantially reduced by the amplitude of the betatron oscillation.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114314588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment of SO2 by pulsed, intense relativistic electron beam in distant gas chamber","authors":"G. Imada, H. Ochiai, T. Sakurai, K. Yatsui","doi":"10.1109/PPC.2003.1278059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2003.1278059","url":null,"abstract":"Treatment of sulfur dioxide (SO/sub 2/) has been studied using a pulsed, intense relativistic electron beam (PIREB). The dependence of SO/sub 2/ concentration and the removal efficiency of SO/sub 2/ on the number of PIREB irradiation have been investigated within a distant gas chamber spatially isolated from the electron beam source. The distant gas chamber is filled up with a dry-air-balanced SO/sub 2/ gas mixture with the pressure of 270 kPa, and is irradiated by the PIREB (/spl sim/2 MeV, /spl sim/100 A, /spl sim/60 ns) passing through a 1.6-m-long atmosphere. With the initial SO/sub 2/ concentration of 100 ppm, /spl sim/60% of SO/sub 2/ is successfully treated by firing 10 shots of PIREB irradiation. The SO/sub 2/ removal efficiency has been found to be 3-37 g/kWh. We have also found that a certain amount of NO/sub 2/ is produced by irradiation of the PIREB.","PeriodicalId":143385,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Technical Papers. PPC-2003. 14th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37472)","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2003-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114559002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}