The IRES Generator for the research of material processing and modification.

The Intense Relativistic Electron Beam Generator (IREBG) for the research of material processing and modification is described in this paper. The Marx generator is constructed by using 41 modules of ceramic capacitors and 21 pairs of spark gaps. The Pulse — Forming Network is Blumlein Transmission Line (BTL) filling up with transformer oil. The main switch is four spark gaps self-breakdown switch. Three channel sparks of main switch discharge are obtained because the irradiation coming from discharge of the gap between Marx generator output and BTL. To take the sulphate of copper resistor 38Ω as equivalent load, the output parameters of lREBG are voltage about 400KV, current about 10KA, pulse width about 15ns, rise - time of output voltage less than 4ns. The experiment on the electron beam diode and X — ray tube as real loads will be soon made in our Lab. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]