Study on multichannel discharge and operating characteristics of a three electrode coaxial field distortion gas spark switch

Summary form only given. A three electrode coaxial field distortion gas spark switch was designed and investigated. The cylindrical inner electrode, tubular trigger electrode and outer electrode of the switch are located coaxially in the transparent organic glass shell. Multichannel discharge can be achieved in the switch gap. Multichannel discharge characteristics, time delay and jitter of the switch at different operating coefficient under different trigger pulses and pressures were studied experimentally.