A repetitive frequency square wave generator based on Blumlein pulse forming network and pseudospark switch

The Blumlein pulse forming network (PFN) has widely been used in pulsed power technology to generate square waves with short pulse widths. In this paper, we developed a repetitive frequency square wave generator based on Blumlein PFN and pseudospark switch (PSS). A Blumlein PFN with unequal capacita...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2024-01, Vol.95 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Yuan, Qi, Liu, Sheng, Sun, Guoxiang, Xue, Haorui, Ding, Weidong, Wan, Zhenbo, Cheng, Yuchen, Ren, Linyuan, Wang, Yanan
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Zusammenfassung:The Blumlein pulse forming network (PFN) has widely been used in pulsed power technology to generate square waves with short pulse widths. In this paper, we developed a repetitive frequency square wave generator based on Blumlein PFN and pseudospark switch (PSS). A Blumlein PFN with unequal capacitances has been proposed, and the PFN parameters have been optimized for better output waveforms. A single-gap PSS with a withstand voltage of 40 kV and a repetitive frequency of 100 Hz has been designed to switch the Blumlein PFN. The experiment results show that the square wave generator can output pulses with a voltage of 26 kV, a rise time of 25 ns, and a pulse width of 90 ns on a matched load of 11 Ω. It has operated steadily for 10 h with a repetitive frequency of 100 Hz, and the jitter remains at around 1 ns after 1.05 × 106 shots.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/5.0186869