Thyratrons? Alternatives?

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JosephKK

Jan 1, 1970
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I need to switch within 100nsec or so. Do you remember the Russian
company? Svetlana or Sovtek? Boutique prices? A thyratron would be cool
but it'll have to be something that can still be bought a few years from
now.



In my case a FET would work, that's what I am trying right now. But it
ain't ideal because it should turn off when a certain resonance has run
its course, not when a gate driver tells it to. In a pinch I can try
some nifty feedback for that, and maybe I have to.

In that case maybe what you want is a spark gap or a field emission
device.
 
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