Preliminary study of laser-triggered pseudospark switch

Zhou Liang; Zhang Ming; Sun Chengge

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202032.190094

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Zhou Liang, Zhang Ming, Sun Chengge. Preliminary study of laser-triggered pseudospark switch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 035001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190094

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Zhou Liang, Zhang Ming, Sun Chengge. Preliminary study of laser-triggered pseudospark switch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 035001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190094

Zhou Liang, Zhang Ming, Sun Chengge. Preliminary study of laser-triggered pseudospark switch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 035001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190094

Citation:

Zhou Liang, Zhang Ming, Sun Chengge. Preliminary study of laser-triggered pseudospark switch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 035001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190094

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Preliminary study of laser-triggered pseudospark switch

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190094

The 12th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Beijing 100015, China

Received Date: 2019-04-08
Rev Recd Date: 2019-09-17
Publish Date: 2020-02-10

Abstract

Abstract

Laser-triggered pseudospark switches, also called back-lighted thyratrons (BLTs), are low pressure, high voltage, high current glow-mode switches The feasibility of BLTs is verified. The laser beams with wavelengths of 266 nm and 532 nm were used in the test. In the non-focused mode, the minimum trigger energy for 266 nm laser is 15 mJ, the anode ignition delay time is about 340 ns, and the time jitter is about 40 ns. The minimum trigger energy for 532 nm laser is 83 mJ, the anode ignition delay time is about 420 ns, and the time jitter is about 60 ns. In the focused mode, the minimum trigger energy for 266 nm laser is 4 mJ, when the laser trigger energy is 8 mJ, the anode delay time is 190 ns, the jitter is less than 1 ns. The minimum trigger energy for 532 nm laser is 6 mJ, when the laser trigger energy is 8 mJ, the anode delay time is than 240 ns, the jitter is less than 1 ns. The methods to further reduce the energy of the laser trigger will be studied in the future.
- laser trigger,
- pseudospark switch,
- time parameter,
- high power pulse,
- hollow cathode

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