Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87544

59 -- SPARK GAP SWITCHES SOL D1731RFQ6-4R DUE 093096. Contact Point, Brad Kemp, Mail Stop P274, Phone 505-667-1172, Fax 505-667-8641. A Los Alamos National Laboratory research project requires triggered electrical switching devices to switch a pulsed high energy storage capacitor bank. Interested venders making suitable products are solicited to provide company information describing previous experience in the manufacture of similar products. Switches need to be equivalent in function to Maxwell Laboratories rail gap switches, model number 40300. Operating voltage 25kV to 120 kV. Peak Current, 1-MA. Maximum charge transfer, 10-C. Inductance, planar geometry, 20-nH. Jitter, measured from trigger input to high voltage output less than 2 sigma, with a 100kV pulse and 10-nsex rise time. Lifetime designed for 5,000 shots at full power. Designed for 100 shots between maintenance. Detailed specifications and solicitation will be provided to interested venders. (242)

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