RE: Spark Gap Gasses Experiment

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• Subject: RE: Spark Gap Gasses Experiment
• From: "Thornton, Russ #CSR2000" <ThorntoR-at-rc.pafb.af.mil> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1998 07:30:17 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

> Original Poster: Jim Lux <James.P.Lux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> 
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Interestingly, though, Air seemed to work better in trigatrons
> (triggered spark gaps) for radar use. Something about the O2 being there
> helping quench the arc.  Craggs & Meek talk about this a bit, as does
> Fruengel.
> 
Jim, this must be some older technology. I have been working with
radar from a few kwatts to 5 megawatts for the past 10 years and have never
heard
of a trigatron.  I had to go look it up. :^)  Interesting though.  I imagine
the
Varian switch tubes now do the same function.  This could also be used as a 
crowbar switch, also.  Actually, by definition, I think some of our crowbar
switches may
be trigatrons.  I just never heard anyone call them that.  I'll have to
check with some
of the REAL old timers around here.


Russ Thornton
CSR 2040, 
Building 989, Rm.  A1-N20
Phone: (407) 494-6430 
Email: thorntor-at-rc.pafb.af.mil

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