• DocumentCode
    1192304
  • Title

    Millisecond Switch for Electroexplosive Testing

  • Author

    Rosenthal, Louis A.

  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    3/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    19
  • Lastpage
    22
  • Abstract
    A simple and reliable one-shot switch operating in the millisecond range is described. Closure is by mercury contacts that can pass 5 amperes with very small voltage drop. The apparatus is particularly useful in the study and testing of electroexplosive devices.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Contacts; Explosives; Heat transfer; Pulsed power supplies; Relays; Switches; Testing; Voltage; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.1969.4313755
  • Filename
    4313755