Development of prototype module of Z-pinch primary test stand

In order to study the physics of fast Z-pinches and the key issues of pulse power technology, a 10 MA/6 MV Z-pinch Primary Test Stand(PTS) composed of 24 modules will be built in Institute of Fluid Physics. The prototype module adopting capacitive storage scheme has been built and tested. It is composed of a 6 MV/300 kJ Marx generator(MG), intermediate storage capacitor(IC), laser-triggered switch(LTS), pulse forming line(PFL), water self-breakdown switch(WS), and a tri plate pulse transmission line(PTL). The measured output current of the prototype is approximately 450 kA, and the output voltage is approximately 2.2 MV. The unique multi-stage LTS based on uniform field distribution design and multi-pin unsymmetrical WS makes the prototype modules have low systemic delay jitter which is ne