A Simple Laser-Triggered Spark Gap with Subnanosecond Risetime
- 1 July 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 41 (7), 1028-1029
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1684689
Abstract
The construction and operating characteristics of a pressurized laser‐triggered spark gap capable of switching voltages exceeding 10 kV with a risetime of less than 300 psec are described. Other desirable features are its low delay and jitter times (∼1 nsec), the ability to deliver rectangular pulses with less than 10% ripple during and after the pulse, and its simplicity of construction. The gap has been investigated using the output of either a single mode ruby laser or a mode‐locked neodymium‐glass laser as a trigger.Keywords
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