摘要
A transient peak current as high as 5.6 kA is obtained by a GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch （PCSS） in series with a spark gap. Based on the characteristics of the GaAs PCSS, mechanisms of discharge between the PCSS and the spark gap are discussed. It is implied that a hybrid operation mode of photo-activated charge domain occurs due to the superposition of the bias voltage and the instantaneous radio frequency voltage.
A transient peak current as high as 5.6 kA is obtained by a GaAs photoconductive semiconductor switch （PCSS） in series with a spark gap. Based on the characteristics of the GaAs PCSS, mechanisms of discharge between the PCSS and the spark gap are discussed. It is implied that a hybrid operation mode of photo-activated charge domain occurs due to the superposition of the bias voltage and the instantaneous radio frequency voltage.
基金
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 10876026 and 10876025, the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 50837005, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation for Power Equipment under Grant No EIPE09203, the Foundation of Shaanxi Education Bureau under Grant No 08JK392, and the Foundation for Outstanding Doctors of Xi＇an University of Technology （105-210904）
