ON THE LIMITED FREQUENCY OF FLASHES OF PULSE TUBES

Abstract

The limited frequency of discharges, related to the recovery time of the electric strength of the tube's discharge interval, depends on its design, voltage supply, power being dissipated in the lamp, and the voltage increase curve on the contact electrodes in the intervals between discharges. Two extreme lamp designs were investigated: one with a capillary quartz discharge tube of internal diameter -- 0.5 mm, length -70 mm, and the ther with a large spherical envelope of envelope diameter -- 65 mm, distance between electrodes -- 6 mm. The different variations of circuit diagrams used prevented a voltage increase in the tube after the regular flash by means of a pause in the charge current in the storage capacitor circuit. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0290553

Entities

People

  • I.s. Marshak
  • L.i. Shchukin
  • V.p. Zhil'tsov

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitors
  • Diameters
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electrodes
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Intervals
  • Microvessels
  • Recovery

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • ballistics.