CX1599 Datasheet, PDF (1/5 Pages) List of Unclassifed Manufacturers – Hydrogen-Filled Ceramic Thyratron

CX1599
Hydrogen-Filled Ceramic Thyratron
The data to be read in conjunction with the Hydrogen
Thyratron Preamble.
ABRIDGED DATA
Hydrogen-filled tetrode thyratron with ceramic envelope,
featuring extremely low jitter, low anode delay time drift and
high rate of rise of current. A hydrogen reservoir operating
from a separate, variable heater supply is incorporated.
CX1599 is a fast, precise switch originally designed for use in
pulse generators to drive Kerr cells, Pockel cells or spark
chambers. Anode voltage must be command charged and
applied for less than 10 ms. The tube geometry allows it to be
mounted in a coaxial housing in order to minimise the total
circuit inductance.
Peak forward anode voltage (see note 1) . 12.5 kV max
Peak anode current . . . . . . . 1000
A max
Anode heating factor . . . . . . 12.5 x 10⁷ VApps max
Peak output power . . . . . . . . . 6.25 MW max
Rate of rise of anode current
(see notes 2 and 3) . . . . . . . . 100
kA/ms
Typical jitter (see note 3) . . . . . . . 0.2
ns
Typical p.r.f. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hz
GENERAL
Electrical
Cathode (connected internally
to one end of heater) . . . . . . . . oxide coated
Cathode heater voltage (see note 3) . . .
6.8
+
7
0.0
0.3
Vdc
Cathode heater current . . . . . . . 9.5
A
Reservoir heater voltage
(see note 4) . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 V nom
Reservoir heater current . . . . . . . 1.5
A
Tube heating time (minimum) . . . . . 5.0 minutes
Mechanical
Seated height . . . . . 79.38 mm (3.125 inches) max
Clearance required below
mounting flange . . . . . 31.75 mm (1.250 inches) min
Overall diameter
(mounting flange) . . . 57.15 mm (2.250 inches) nom
Net weight . . . . . . . . 284 g (10 ounces) approx
Mounting position (see note 5) . . . . . . . . . any
Tube connections . . . . . . . . . . . see outline
Cooling . . . . . . . . natural, forced-air or liquid
Where natural cooling is insufficient to maintain the envelope
temperatures below the specified rated values, cooling by
forced-air, or by oil or coolant immersion may be used.
The temperature of the anode terminal and the base, measured
at the points indicated on the outline drawing, must not exceed
the values specified below.
Anode terminal . . . . . . . . . . 250
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
8C max
8C max
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# e2v technologies limited 2004
A1A-CX1599 Issue 4, June 2004
282G/2298