Multiconcentric coaxial cable pulse forming device

A pulse forming network which receives charging voltages from a plurality of voltage sources and supples an output voltage to a load, said pulse forming network comprising:

• a multiconcentric coaxial cable having a plurality of concentric conductors including an innermost conductor and an outermost conductor, each of said plurality of concentric conductors being adjacent to at least one other concentric conductor, thereby forming adjacent conductor pairs which serve as coaxial lines, said adjacent conductor pairs each being electrically connected to one of a plurality of voltage sources to receive a charging voltages, and said innermost conductor outputting an output voltage;
• a self-breaking gap which is electrically connected between said innermost conductor and said load to conduct said output voltage to said load when said load is connected to a common electrical ground with said outermost conductor;
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• a plurality of polarity inverting switches which are each electrically connected between one of said adjacent conductor pairs, each of said polarity inverting switches being charged with a polarity opposite to a desired output polarity at an end of said multiconcentric coaxial cable which is opposite from the load, said polarity inverting switches closing to reverse all polarities in said concentric conductors and thereby driving said self-breaking gap to close and supply said output voltage to said load.