Upgrade of Harry Diamond Laboratories Scale Model Facility: I.-A 2-kV repetitive Pulse Source with a 100-ps Risetime

Abstract

Harry Diamond Laboratories is currently upgrading its facility for electromagnetic scale modeling. This upgrade will include new pulse radiation sources, transducers, data couplers, instrumentation, and software. Each of these will be covered in a separate technical letter, as the items come on line. This first letter reports on the development of a repetitive (60 to 100 Hz) pulse source which has a risetime of about 100 ps (10 to 90 percent), and achieves a 2-kV amplitude. The source is a pressurized mercury reed switch, approximately 2 in. long, specially adapted in a coaxial housing. The housing has a self-contained coil for switch actuation and is configured to provide rapid and safe replacement of the modified mercury reeds. It is reasoned that faster and higher voltages may be achieved through research and development. Keywords: Electromagnets, Scale models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225683

Entities

People

  • James J. Loftus

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Coaxial Configurations
  • Delay Lines
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • High Altitude
  • High Pressure
  • High Voltage
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Power Supplies
  • Scale Models
  • Statistical Sampling
  • Switches
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Software Engineering