SMALL-SIZED PULSE SOURCE OF PENETRATING RADIATION Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC H05H3/06 H05H1/06 G21K5/00 

FIELD: electric engineering.

SUBSTANCE: small-sized pulse source of penetrating radiation is made on form of one or several modules. Each module contains capacitive accumulator, discharge chamber and system of switchboards start. Accumulator is connected to high-voltage source of power supply and to current-conducting line through high-current high-voltage switchboard. In discharge chamber discharge is formed of "plasma focus" type. Current-conducting line is made in the form of two parallel metal busbars. Busbars are directly connected to electrodes of discharge chamber. One of current-conducting line busbars is mechanically and electrically connected to busbar of zero potential, cathode of high-current high-voltage switchboard and anode of discharge chamber. Anode of switchboard is directly mechanically and electrically connected to leads of capacitive accumulator condensers. Condenser leads are connected to "plus" of high-voltage source of power supply. The second busbar is mechanically and electrically connected to the other leads of capacitive accumulator condensers and cathode of discharge chamber. Electric insulation is made in the form of multi-layer packet of dielectric gaskets and is installed between busbars of current-conducting line. Busbars of current-conducting line are galvanically connected to each other through throttle. Electric safety system introduced into pulse source of penetrating radiation is made of serially connected high-voltage relay and discharge resistor. They are connected between point of connection of capacitive accumulator condenser leads with plus of high-voltage source of power supply and zero potential busbar.

EFFECT: reduction of volume, weight, inductance of electric circuit and increase of specific energy yield of neutrons on chambers of plasma focus.

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