10-Joule 200 kV Mini Marx
Abstract
A low-energy Marx generator was designed at Los Alamos as a spark gap trigger. Since the initial report1 the design has been improved and is now manufactured commercially. The Mini Marx has a risetime of less than 2 ns to over 200 kV measured in to a 23 omega load. The power output approaches one gigawatt. The Mini Marx can multichannel field distortion gaps or fire a number of gaps with little gap-to-gap isolation. It has also been used to power a small X-ray tube. The Mini-Marx shown in Fig. 1 is now manufactured commercially by Veradyne Corp. The Mini Marx was designed for ease of manufacture from the outset. Its commercialization is a good example of technology transfer from a National Laboratory to private industry. The Mini Marx should have an excellent sales future since its output characteristics are better than other more expensive and complicated units on the market.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA637584
Entities
People
- David Platts
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory