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Pulse width and pulse shape are simple design choices for LTD generators. By tailoring the capacitors and switches one can generate a wide range of electrical pulse shapes.
Additionally, LTDs provide a range of flexible [[particle accelerator|accelerator]] designs. Adding bricks in parallel per cavity increases the current per cavity. Adding cavities in series increases the voltage per module. Adding modules in parallel gives the final accelerator current. LTDs have been built with pulse widths as short as ~ 50 ns and as long as ~ 1 µs. LTD generators have achieved voltages greater than 700 kV. LTD drivers have reached currents greater than 1 MA. New LTD drivers are under construction at many laboratories and the performance figures quoted above are subject to change.
Fundamentally, LTDs provide a new flexible & compact pulsed-power architecture. LTDs are particularly suited for high-power low-energy applications such as [[radiography]] sources, [[x-ray generator]]s, and [[gamma-ray generator]]s.
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