High-voltage pulse generating circuit, and discharge-excited laser and accelerator containing such circuit

A high-voltage pulse generating circuit comprising a magnetic pulse compression circuit having a main saturable reactor, a preset circuit for magnetizing said main saturable reactor to a saturation region thereof, and a set circuit for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level.

A high-voltage pulse generating circuit, comprising:

• a plurality of magnetic pulse compression circuits connected in series, each said magnetic pulse compression circuit including
• a main saturable reactor provided with a reset circuit, said reset circuit including a second saturable reactor for providing said main saturable reactor with a pulse voltage or current for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level, wherein said second saturable reactor blocks a voltage surge of said main saturable reactor in an unsaturated region of said second saturable reactor, and wherein said second saturable reactor is saturated by the pulse current or voltage generated in the reset circuit for setting the magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor

A high-voltage pulse generating circuit, comprising:

• a plurality of magnetic pulse compression circuits connected in series, each said magnetic pulse compression circuit including
• a main saturable reactor, a preset circuit for magnetizing said main saturable reactor to a saturation region thereof, and a set circuit for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level.

A discharge-excited laser comprising a high-voltage pulse generating circuit including a magnetic pulse compression circuit having a main saturable reactor provided with a reset circuit, said reset circuit including a second saturable reactor for providing said main saturable reactor with a pulse voltage or current for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level, wherein said second saturable reactor blocks a voltage surge of said main saturable reactor in an unsaturated region of said second saturable reactor, and wherein said second saturable reactor is saturated by the pulse current or voltage generated in the reset circuit for setting the magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor.

A discharge-excited laser comprising a high-voltage pulse generating circuit comprising a magnetic pulse compression circuit having a main saturable reactor, a preset circuit for magnetizing said main saturable reactor to a saturation region thereof, and a set circuit for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level.

An accelerator comprising a high-voltage pulse generating circuit including a magnetic pulse compression circuit having a main saturable reactor provided with a reset circuit, said reset circuit including a second saturable reactor for providing said main saturable reactor with a pulse voltage or current for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level, wherein said second saturable reactor blocks a voltage surge of said main saturable reactor in an unsaturated region of said second saturable reactor, and wherein said second saturable reactor is saturated by the pulse current or voltage generated in the reset circuit for setting the magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor.

An accelerator comprising a high-voltage pulse generating circuit comprising a magnetic pulse compression circuit having a main saturable reactor, a preset circuit for magnetizing said main saturable reactor to a saturation region thereof, and a set circuit for setting a magnetic flux density of said main saturable reactor at a gate initiation point to a predetermined constant level.