Operating characteristics of an MV-class three-electrode repetitive gas switch

Experimental researches on operating characteristics of three-electrode repetitive gas switch were performed on the accelerator CHP01, and experimental results were analyzed. The results show that the switch operates more steadily at trigger mode than at self-breakdown mode and its operating voltage range is related to such factors as the position of the trigger pin and gas pressure. It's also revealed that the switch has excellent operating characteristics, expecially low jitter and low misfire rate, when it operates at about eighty percent of self-breakdown voltage.