DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF MYLAR STRIPLINES.

Abstract

The report covers the development and application of Mylar striplines capable of producing currents in excess of 1 MA with pulse widths on the order of 50 nsec. The low-voltage line has a maximum operating voltage of 200 kV and a total impedance of 0.1 ohms. The high-voltage line can be operated up to 750 kV and has a total impedance of 1.8 ohms. Both lines use Mylar as the energy storage medium and are switched with solid dielectric switches. The low-voltage line drives a low-inductance diode that is used for the production of electron beams. The high-voltage line drives a double-sided diode with a line impedance of 3.6 ohms driving each side of the diode. The double-sided diode uses two opposing cathodes with a thin anode between them. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0711109

Entities

People

  • Gerry Yonas
  • Ian D. Smith
  • Phillip Spence
  • Rodney Ward
  • Steven L. Shope

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electricity
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • High Voltage
  • Impedance
  • Inductance
  • Low Voltage
  • Production
  • Storage
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Microelectronics