A powerful thyristor modulator for a microtron

Abstract The circuit of a powerful modulator is illustrated and a detailed description is given of the modulator construction and in particular of the components employed. The main parameters are: length of shaped pulse 2 μs; amplitude of the output voltage 30 kV; pulse repetition frequency 50–200 Hz. The compactness of this device, its comparatively low cost and its good performance, as illustrated in the attached photographs, make it suitable for use in accelerator engineering (microtron).