Abstract

The development of high-repetition rate fast discharge lasers, such as those of the rare-gas halides or HgBr, places severe demands on presently available pulse power systems. Typical requirements of such systems are dV/dt > 10¹² V/sec, dl/dt > 10¹² A/sec, output impedances of ≲ Ω, and output voltages and currents in the tens of kilovolt and tens of kiloampere range, respectively. Equally important. however, are system lifetimes in excess of 10⁸ shots.

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