摘要: Work on three program elements, related to pulsed power research, is described. The program is a multi-investigator program whose main emphasis is on gaining a better understanding of repetitive opening and closing switch phenomen... 展开 Work on three program elements, related to pulsed power research, is described. The program is a multi-investigator program whose main emphasis is on gaining a better understanding of repetitive opening and closing switch phenomena. The main effort is on diffuse discharge opening switches but considerable progress has also been made on understanding and describing fundamental, transient discharge phenomena. In addition several smaller studies have considered various novel ideas and concepts to determine their potential for further investigations. The three main projects are Opening Switches, Transient Processes in Triggered Electrical Breakdown of Gases, and Exploratory Concepts. The second one of these projects will not be carried on in its present form beyond this contract period since the Principal Investigator is moving to another university. 收起