A compact flash x-ray source driven by stacked blumleins

Autor:	Farzin Davanloo, J. J. Coogan, Carl B. Collins
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Generator (circuit theory) Physics Flash (photography) Stack (abstract data type) business.industry Optoelectronics Blumlein Pair Thyratron Pulsed power business Diode Voltage
Zdroj:	7th Pulsed Power Conference.
DOI:	10.1109/ppc.1989.767601
Popis:	Recently we reported the development of a prototypical pulsed x-ray generator driven by stacked Blumleins [1] . Eight triaxial Blumleins were stacked in series at one end and synchronously commuted at the other end by a single thyratron. Significant voltage gain was maintained in the stack while the thyratron was commuted at repetition rates to 100 Hz. Matching an x-ray diode to this pulse power source enabled it to deliver an exposure dose of 1 kR to a target in less than 2 minutes. This paper presents the progress in the construction of a second prototype stacked Blumlein generator. Voltage gains in excess of six times have provided open circuit voltages. approaching 500 kV across the stack. Improvements in the matching of an x-ray diode to this pulser are also discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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