6+Mv Laser Triggered Gas Switch Used On Z

P. E. Wakeland, N. R. Wemple,M. E. Savage

2017 IEEE 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PULSED POWER (PPC)(2017)

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The Z pulsed power driver at Sandia National Laboratories is used for a wide range of high energy density physics experiments in areas such as inertial confinement fusion, radiation effects, and dynamic material properties. Experimental demands are pushing for the highest energy attainable with more reliability and precision in timing and pulse compression. A previous version of the laser-triggered gas switch had been made reliable at voltages up to 5.7 MV, allowing 5 nanosecond load accuracy. The desire for higher energy and higher precision dictated a new laser-triggered switch design. In Z, 36 DC-charged Marx generators pulse-charge waterinsulated capacitors in 1.5 microseconds. The lasertriggered gas switch commutes the energy stored in the water-insulated capacitor to subsequent pulse compression stages that utilize self-closing water switches. The laser-triggered switch is the last command triggered switch in the chain, and largely determines the temporal accuracy of the total load current. Both switches consist of a laser triggered section and a self-closing cascade section. The previous design required a trigger plate to provide mechanical support for the cascade section. With fixed laser energy, it was impossible to increase the triggered fraction of the switch. Because of the trigger support plate that affects the field distribution after triggering, establishing an operating pressure that provides a reliable balance between low pre-fire rate and low jitter becomes difficult, and more so at higher voltage. The new switch uses a cantilevered design that increases the electric stress in the self-closing section after triggering, even with a slightly-reduced triggered gap. It was required that the new design work within the same operating space and infrastructure as the previous. We will show details of the design and features necessary for reliable operation in the extreme electrical and mechanical environment presented by daily operation on Z.
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laser triggered gas switch,Z pulsed power driver,pulse compression,laser-triggered switch design,Marx generators pulse-charge water-insulated capacitors,pulse compression stages,self-closing water switches,field distribution,electric stress,cantilevered design,triggered gap,self-closing section,trigger support plate,triggered fraction,fixed laser energy,self-closing cascade section,laser triggered section,timing,high energy density physics experiments,Sandia National Laboratories,voltage 5.7 MV,time 5.0 ns,time 1.5 mus
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