100ns current rise time LTD stage

Summary form only given. LTD stages are designed to be used as primary storage of pulsed power generators. Their main difference compared to the Marx scheme is ground potential on the stage housing during the shot. This reduces the dimensions of the storage, makes it flexible for reconstruction, simplifies the assembling and maintenance. Other advantage of the grounded housing is the possibility to trigger each stage from the external trigger circuit. This allows to distribute the current flow inside the stage in multiple parallel channels, reducing the equivalent inductance and the current rise time. Previously LTD stages providing 1000 ns and 400 ns current rise time were reported (Bastrikov et al., 1997, Kim et al., 1999). This report presents the design and test results of a fast LTD stage with 100 ns current rise time.