@inproceedings{a6d34024482e4d6a9001fbfee46d2ea7,
title = "Thyratron replacement for the spallation neutron source linac extraction kicker PFN system",
abstract = "The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) extraction kicker system is a high power 60 hertz pulsed power system. [1] The system consists of fourteen identical modulators, each driving a magnet to extract a proton beam from the accumulator ring through the beam transfer line to the target. Each modulator is a Blumlein Pulse Forming Network (PFN) with a fast high current switching thyratron and low inductance capacitor banks. The thyratron switches have relatively short life times, high replacement cost, long lead-Time and require routine adjustments to maintain low timing jitter and drift. [2] A solid-state thyristor based high voltage switch has been developed as a direct replacement for the thyratron. [3] This paper describes the configuration, test stand and production kicker performance of the thyristor and PFN. In addition, the development of a magnetic switch to decrease magnet current rise time is discussed.",
keywords = "Delays, Electron tubes, Jitter, Rectifiers, Saturation magnetization, Switches, Thyristors",
author = "R. Saethre and B. Morris and H. Sanders",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC 2015 ; Conference date: 31-05-2015 Through 04-06-2015",
year = "2015",
month = oct,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1109/PPC.2015.7297034",
language = "English",
series = "Digest of Technical Papers-IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
booktitle = "2015 IEEE Pulsed Power Conference, PPC 2015",
}