Specialized - Thyratron ·Thyratron
Hydrogen thyratron for high-repetition-rate, high-peak-current pulsing, including high-altitude and zero-bias-control operation.
Hydrogen thyratron for high-repetition-rate pulsing at high peak current, including high-altitude operation and zero-bias control.
Small-button Noval 9-contact
General specifications
Properties common to every published source and operating point.
Electrical assignments shared by every tube using this base designation.
No verified pinout is recorded for this base designation.
1 physical section, each with unique specifications.
Section 1
Thyratron pulse ratings promoted where semantically compatible; trigger, delay, jitter, reservoir and current-rate data retained as parameters.
Source-dependent data
Each block preserves the test conditions and published values from one reference. Values from different sources are intentionally kept separate.
Data set 01
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Maximum Plate Voltage
25000 V
Maximum Cathode Current
325 A
Peak Anode Current
325 A
Maximum Repetition Rate
4000 pps
Altitude Capability
50000 ft
Data set 02
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Heater current
2 A to 2.5 A
Heater voltage nominal
6.3 V
Minimum heating time
2 min
Maximum peak forward anode voltage
3000 V
Maximum peak inverse anode voltage
3000 V
Maximum peak anode current
35 A
Maximum average anode current
45 mA
Maximum RMS anode current
1.25 A
Maximum anode current rate of rise
750 A/us
Maximum peak inverse trigger voltage
200 V
Maximum anode delay time
0.6 us
Maximum anode delay-time drift
0.15 us
Initial maximum time jitter
0.02 us
Data set 03
Published operating points and test conditions from this source.
Peak forward anode voltage
3000 V
Peak inverse anode voltage
1500 V
Peak cathode/anode current
35 A
Average cathode/anode current
45 mA
Ambient temperature range
-50 to +90 C
Heater voltage
6.3 V
Heater current
2.3 A
Minimum DC anode-supply voltage
800 V
PulseModulator
Peak positive grid pulse
175 V
PulseModulator
Current rate of rise
750 A/us
PulseModulator
Pulse duration
6 us
PulseModulator
Peak power output
43 kW
TypicalPulseOperation
Ionization time
0.6 us
Approximate
Deionization time
25 us
Approximate
Anode voltage drop
150 V
Conducting
Minimum heating time
2 min
BeforeConduction
Maximum jitter
0.06 us
Gas fill
Hydrogen
Grid-to-anode capacitance
3.9 pF
Approximate
Grid-to-cathode capacitance
8.6 pF
Approximate