Test results for nanosecond generators based on pseudospark switches of TPI type for the FEL Lab of Duke University (North Carolina, USA)
For the FEL (Free Electron Laser) Lab of Duke University (North Carolina, USA), generators of injection and extraction from the booster (intermediate accelerator), injections into the main ring and kickers (rejecting plates) have been designed and manufactured. As fast switches, thyratrons of TPI type have been used, which have a shorter rise time of anode current in comparison with usual thyratrons. Test and service results for generators and kickers in operating conditions with a beam for the period of more than four years are presented.