Abstract
An all solid-state prototype kicker pulser for a proton radiography system has been designed and fabricated at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Multiple solid state modulators stacked in an inductive-adder configuration are utilized in this kicker pulser design. Each modulator is comprised of multiple metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) which quickly switch the energy storage capacitors across magnetic induction cores. Voltage from each modulator is inductively added by a voltage summing stalk. To minimize losses, Metglas is used as the core material. A lumped element circuit model of the inductive adder has been developed to predict the performance of the pulser. The modeling results will be compared with experimental data.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science/ 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: Jun 17 2001 → Jun 22 2001 |
Other
Other | 28th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science/ 13th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference |
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Country | United States |
City | Las Vegas, NV |
Period | 6/17/01 → 6/22/01 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics