In this paper the main technical data of the high speed camera(HSFC-PRO),components of gas triggered switch and the primary experimental results of the breakdown of gas triggered switch using high speed camera are introduced.Four photographs totaling in 24 nanoseconds in single trigger mode manifest that the breakdown consists of two phases,which are the breakdowns of the trigger electrode with positive and negative electrode successively. This phenomenon is consist with the electric field distribution simulation result with the help of the software ANSYS. Eight photographs in double trigger mode prove that the breakdown time of the gas triggered switch is above 10.5 microseconds.The elementary results show that high speed camera is a very efficient apparatus to study the discharge characteristics.This optical measuring technique is helpful to profoundly study the breakdown of high voltage switch. More studies and experiments would be continued in future.
The magnetic field of coaxial permanent magnet Halbach circuit is calculated first using the finite element method SUPERFISH and the approximate expression of the magnet circuit is obtained.The forces acting on IREB's electron in such magnetic field are analyzed by the use of fluid model and the radial force equation in modified Mathieu function form is drawn then.At last a 2.5-D particle in-cell(PIC)simulation code is used to investigate the physical process of the IREB's propagation.In the PIC simulation,the electron beam current,thickness,magnet field amplitude and the beam's initial incident angle related to the stable propagation are mainly discussed.The conclusion is made that several kilo-amperes intense annular electron beam could propagate stably,meanwhile the focusing form of such magnet geometry provides action mechanism for the interaction between beam electrons and microwave in the ubitron.
