A high power gas discharge switch

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, , Citation B O Baker and K G Cook 1962 Br. J. Appl. Phys. 13 603 DOI 10.1088/0508-3443/13/12/312

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1 The General Electric Company Limited, Central Research Laboratories, Hirst Research Centre, Wembley, Middlesex

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  1. Received 17 July 1962

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Abstract

The paper describes a switch having a mercury pool cathode and a permanent gas filling. The switch has certain advantages over mercury pool devices of the ignitron type in reliability and accuracy of triggering, higher rate of increase of anode current and improved anode voltage performance.

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