Compact megajoule-class pulsed power supply for generating long-pulsed magnetic fields

Compact Pulsed Power Sources

Marx generators have been traditionally relegated as pulse-charging supplies for a variety of applications including the generation of High Power Microwaves, or RF energy. Compact models have served as suitable trigger generators for larger systems. However, recent work has demonstrated the compact Marx generators for directly generating RF energy. This paper discusses two compact Marx generato...

Class-E Power Amplifiers for Pulsed Transmitters

Nowadays the main driving parameters for the radio transmitter research are: energy efficiency, frequency re-configurability and integration. Pulsed transmitter architectures have attracted large interest in the recent years due to their potential to meet these demands. In pulsed transmitters, a highly efficient switch mode power amplifier (SMPA) is used in conjunction with a pulse modulator to...

Magnetic Linear Birefringence Measurements Using Pulsed Fields

Plasma dynamics in pulsed strong magnetic fields

Recent investigations of the interaction of fast-rising magnetic fields with multi-species plasmas at densities of 10– 10 cm are described. The configurations studied are planar or coaxial interelectrode gaps pre-filled with plasmas, known as plasma opening switches. The diagnostics are based on time-dependent, spatially resolved spectroscopic observations. Three-dimensional spatial resolution ...

Thermodynamic Measurements in Pulsed Magnetic Fields

Pulsed magnets provide the highest available magnetic fields for research. Non-destructive pulsed magnets that discharge a capacitor through an inductive load are routinely used to reach fields above 60 Teslas, and ever-higher fields are being targeted by a handful of laboratories around the world. The Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD) is one such cutting edge research facility [1]. ...