Forty Kilovolt Megawatt Average Power Thyratron (MAPS 40).
Abstract
The purpose of this 12 month program is to develop a 40 kilovolt-megawatt average power thyratron. Electrical objectives are to switch 40 kiloamperes at 40 kilovolts with a pulse width of 10 microseconds and a repetition rate of 125 hertz. A thyratron design to meet these objectives was evolved. Following extensive development in the areas of electromechanical design, processing and testing, as well as special design and evaluation effort, several thyratrons were fabricated which met the objectives of the program to the extent that it was possible to evaluate them with existing facilities at ECOM. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA049130
Entities
People
- D. V. Turnquist
- J. J. Hamilton