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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Thyratron

DRR writes:

Hendee (Radiation Therapy Physics p 62) states that the thyratron is a switching tube and is essentially a gas filled triode. When the grid is charged positively, the electrons flow from the cathode to the anode. The gas within the tube ionizes and conducts larger currents than do other switching devices. At the end of the pulse, the grid voltage is removed, preventing further current flow while the pulse forming network recharges. This cycle is repeated between 50 and 500 times per second.

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