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Book of Abstracts BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 2012 International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference June 3 - 7, 2012 San Diego, CA Sponsored by: Technically Co-Sponsored by: ii EXHIBITORS 5S Components, Inc. Barth Electronics Inc. 630 Fifth Ave 1589 Foothill Drive East McKeesport, PA 15035 USA Boulder City, NV 89005 USA Phone: 412-967-5858 Phone: 702-293-1576 Fax: 412-967-5868 Fax: 702-293-7024 http://www.5scomponents.com/ http://www.barthelectronics.com Behlke Power Electronics, LLC Diversified Technologies, Inc. 5 Alexander Road, Suite 2 35 Wiggins Avenue Billerica, MA 01821-5032 USA Bedford, MA 01730 USA Phone: 978-362-3118 Phone: 781-275-9444 Fax: 978-362-3122 Fax: 781-275-6081 http://www.behlke.com http://www.divtecs.com General Atomics Electronics Systems, Inc. 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Pulse Power & Measurement Ltd. 173 Pavilion Lane 65 Shrivenham Hundred Business Park Yongwood, PA 15697 USA Watchfield Phone: 724-925-7272 Swindon, Wiltshire SN6 8TY, UK Fax: 724-925-4393 Phone: +44 (0)1793 784389 http://www.pwrx.com Fax: +44 (0) 1793 784391 http://www.ppm.co.uk/ Pulsed Technologies, LTD. RFI Corporation Yablochkova 5 100 Pine Aire Drive Ryazan 390023 RUSSIA Bay Shore, New York 11706 USA Phone: +7(4912)24 92 17 Phone: 631-231-6400 Fax: +7(4912)24 05 19 Fax: 631-231-6465 http://www.pulsetech.ru http://www.rficorp.com/ ScandiNova Systems AB SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Ultunaallén 2A 2575 Sand Hill Road, MS 49 75651 UPPSALA SWEDEN Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Phone: +46 (0)18 480 59 00 Phone: 650-926-2602 Fax: +46 (0)18 480 59 99 Fax: 650-926-3588 http://www.sc-nova.com http://www.slac.stanford.edu/ iii EXHIBITORS (cont.) Stangenes Industries, Inc. TDK-Lambda Americas High Power Division 1052 East Meadow Circle 405 Essex Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303-4230 USA Neptune, NJ 07753 USA Phone: 650-493-0814 Phone: 732-922-9300 Fax: 650-855-9926 Fax: 732-922-1441 http://www.stangenes.com http://www.us.tdk-lambda.com/hp Tera Analysis Ltd. - Producers of QuickField TMD Technologies LTD Canadian Representative Office Swallowfield Way Phone: +1 905 597 4133 or +1 877 215 8688 Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1DQ, UK Cell: +1 416 838 6434 Phone: +44 (0)20 8573 5555 e-mail: [email protected] Fax: +44 (0)20 8569 1839 http://www.quickfield.com http://www.tmd.co.uk TREK, Inc. Ultravolt, Inc. 11601 Maple Ridge Road 1800 Ocean Avenue, FRNT Medina, NY 14103 USA Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 USA Phone: 585-7983140 Phone: 631-471-4444 Fax: 585-798-3106 Fax: 631-471-4696 http://www.trekinc.com http://www.ultravolt.com iv WELCOME, On behalf of the International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) Executive Committee and the Conference and Technical Program Committees, we welcome you to the 2012 IEEE IPMHVC. This year we have received a record number of >300 abstract submissions from 865 authors and co-authors. Almost 60% of these were sent in from our international colleagues in 26 different countries, which emphasize the international character of this conference. Significant participation came from China, India, Japan, United Kingdom, Korea, Germany, Russia, France, and Brazil. The most popular technical topics were Solid State Modulators, Components, and Switches and Dielectrics and Breakdown followed by Biological, Medical, and Environmental Applications; High Voltage Testing and Diagnostics; High Power Microwaves, Radiating Structures, and Electromagnetic Propagation; and Compact Pulsed Power Systems. Abstracts were also collected in several other areas including Power Electronics and Power Supplies; Analytical Methods, Modeling, and Simulation; Plasma Opening and Closing Switches; High Voltage Design and Analysis; High Current Systems and EM Launchers; Accelerators, Radar, and RF Applications; Power Conditioning and Pulse Shaping; etc. The technical program of the 2012 IEEE IPMHVC is being held at the conference hotel, the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. The Hilton Bayfront is the newest waterfront hotel on San Diego Bay and is located within minutes of several attractions including the San Diego harbor, San Diego Padre’s PETCO Park stadium, Coronado island, and the vibrant Gaslamp Quarter of the downtown area which boasts more than 16 square blocks and more than 150 restaurants, shops, and nightclubs. The social program opens with the welcome reception on Sunday evening in the Exhibitors area, followed by a “night out” dinner at the USS Midway Museum on Monday evening, and a reception and conference awards banquet on Tuesday evening (Hilton Bayfront). The conference is fully sponsored by the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the IEEE Electron Devices Society. We gratefully acknowledge the sponsorship from government, university, and industry, and the support from exhibitors. We encourage you to visit the booths and talk to the exhibitors. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the entire Conference Organizing Committee for all their efforts and we extend our sincere thanks to all the members of the Technical Program Committee for their hard work in reviewing the abstract submissions and defining an outstanding technical program. Finally, we thank all of the presenters and attendees for contributing to the ongoing success of this conference and we look forward to seeing you in Denver Colorado in 2014. Richard M. Ness 2012 IPMHVC General Conference Chair Juergen Kolb 2012 IPMHVC Technical Program Chair v 2012 IPMHVC COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND STAFF General Conference Chair Richard Ness Ness Engineering, Inc. Technical Program Chair Juergen Kolb INP Greifswald Conference Treasurer Mark Kemp SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Publications Chair Frank Hegeler Naval Research Laboratory/CTI Publicity Chair Robert Saethre Oak Ridge National Laboratory Exhibits Chair Mike Mazzola Mississippi State University Exhibits Coordinator Debi Brewington Mississippi State University Sponsors Chair Greg Dale Los Alamos National Laboratory Industrial Advisory Committee Chair Larry Cagle Dean Technology, Inc. Professional Awards Chair Steve Calico Lockheed Martin Student Awards/ Travel Grant Chair Jon Mayes Applied Physical Electronics LC Visa Assistance Enis Tuncer GE Global Research vi Overseas Conf. Attendance Chair Bucur Novac Loughborough University Employment Assistance Chair Raymond Allen Naval Research Laboratory Short Course Chair Chunqi Jiang University of Southern California Conference Webmaster Robert Saethre Oak Ridge National Laboratory IEEE DEIS Meetings Chair Resi Lloyd Qualitrol Corp Executive Committee Chair Hulya Kirkici Auburn University TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS Hidenori Akiyama Kumamoto University Raymond Allen Naval Research Laboratory Matthew Aubuchon General Atomics Stephen Bayne Texas Tech University Ronny Brandenburg INP Greifswald Larry Cagle Dean Technology Steve Calico Lockheed Martin Hao Chen Cymer, Inc. Yeong-Jer Chen Old Dominion University Randy Cooper Cooper Consulting Services, Inc. Joerg Ehlbeck INP Greifswald Wolfgang Frey Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology Allen Garner General Electric Marcel Gaudreau Diversified Technologies, Inc. Mike Giesselmann Texas Tech University Greg Dale Los Alamos National Laboratory Werner Hartmann Siemens AG Frank Hegeler Naval Research Laboratory/CTI Brett Huhman Naval Research Laboratory Marcus Iberler University of Frankfurt Naz Islam University of Missouri Joachim Jacoby University of Frankfurt vii Chunqi Jiang University of Southern California Weihua Jiang Nagaoka University of Technology Richard Johnson JPA, Inc. Ravindra Joshi Old Dominion University Hulya Kirkici Auburn University Susumu Kono Ariake National College of Technology Scott Kovaleski University of Missouri Andras Kuthi University of Southern California Markus Loeffler Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen Mark Kemp SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Juergen Kolb INP Greifswald Jon Mayes Applied Physical Electronics, L.C. Mike Mazarakis Sandia National Laboratories Georg Michel Max-Planck-Inst. for Plasma Physics Harry Moore CIV USA AMC Sang Hoon Nam Pohang Accelerator Laboratory Andreas Neuber Texas Tech University Bucur Novac Loughborough University Steve Pronko General Atomics Vladislav Rostov Inst. of High Current Electronics Tomsk Dan Schweickart US Air Force Wright Patterson Mark Sinclair AWE Aldermaston Ivor Smith Loughborough University Emil Spahn French-German Research Inst. Robert Stark Diehl BGT Defense Claus Strowitzki MLase AG Yaohong Sun Chinese Academy of Science Enis Tuncer GE Global Research Rene Vezinet CEA Adriaan Welleman Astrol Electronics AG David Wetz University of Texas, Arlington Shu Xiao Old Dominion University Michael Yalandin Inst. of Electrophysics Ekaterinburg Chen-Guo Yao Chonqing University Luigi Zeni Second University of Naples Kai Zhou G&W Electric
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