• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 11, 115017 (2024)
Hongyu Jiang1,2, Xiaofeng Jiang2, Zhiguo Wang2, Fengju Sun2..., Hao Wei2, Cheng Lou2 and Aici Qiu1,2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China
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    Hongyu Jiang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Zhiguo Wang, Fengju Sun, Hao Wei, Cheng Lou, Aici Qiu. Discharge characteristics of trigger brick gas switches for 12-stage linear transformer driver[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(11): 115017 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Hongyu Jiang, Xiaofeng Jiang, Zhiguo Wang, Fengju Sun, Hao Wei, Cheng Lou, Aici Qiu. Discharge characteristics of trigger brick gas switches for 12-stage linear transformer driver[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(11): 115017
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