Title :
Metal photocathodes for optical triggering of back-lighted thyratrons
Author :
Sozer, E.B. ; Gundersen, M.A. ; Chunqi Jiang
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we present investigations of photocathode candidates for triggering BLTs, as well as studies of the integration of such materials within the switch geometry.
Keywords :
thyratrons; backlighted thyratrons; metal photocathodes; optical triggering; Cathodes; Copper; Delay; Jitter; Magnesium; Optical switches; Physics; Power system reliability; Pressure measurement; Thyratrons;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science - Abstracts, 2009. ICOPS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2617-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2009.5227621
