Back-Lighted Thyratrons for Compact Pulsed Power
Compact pulsed power technologies require small switches with high hold-off voltages (20 ~ 30 kV) and reasonable discharge current (several kA) for applications that include plasma ignition and compact repetitive pulsed power sources. The pseudospark has intrinsic advantages in geometry and housekeeping that make it a candidate for compact applications. In this work, an initial design for a compact pseudospark switch with 12.7 mm o.d. glass envelope, has been designed and tested.The total switch size was reduced by more than one order of magnitude relative to previously published versions of the switch.
| EUV Generation by Pseudospark Discharges A novel inexpensive EUV light source |
| The investigation of gas discharge-based EUV sources has potential as a compact, robust, and less expensive alternative, as compared with synchrotron sources and laser-produced plasmas. EUV emission within the 11-17 nm wavelength range is produced by a xenon pseudospark discharge plasma. |