A High Current Pulser for Experiment #225, Neutrino Electron Elastic Scattering
Abstract
With the advent of low-cost honeycomb extrusions of polypropylene sheets, flash chambers have become very attractive for large nuclear particle detector arrays. This has brought about the need for a pulse power system that will provide high peak currents and low levels of spurious radiation. Each module of 10 flash chambers will require a peak current of 20 KA with a rise time (tau(subr)) of < 50 ns, giving a maximum rate of current rise di/dt of 400 KA/microsecond. The pulser output must develop 7 KV across a load of 0.36 omega with a pulse width of 500 ns. The repetition rate will be one per second. This paper describes the development of such a system and the impact of the physical limitations of present component technology on lifetime and pulse fidelity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA637933
Entities
People
- C. Dalton
- G. Krausse
- J. Sarjeant
Organizations
- University of California