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A '''linear transformer driver''' (LTD) is an annular [[Series and parallel circuits#Parallel circuits|parallel]] connection of switches and [[capacitor]]s designed to deliver rapid high [[Power (physics)|power]] pulses. The LTD was designed at the Institute of High Current Electronics (IHCE) in [[Tomsk]], Russia. The LTD is capable of producing high current pulses, up to 1 megaampmega amps (10⁶ amps[[ampere]]), with a [[risetime]] of less than 100 ns. This is an improvement over [[Marx generator]] based [[pulsed power]] devices which require pulse compression to achieve such fast risetimes. It is being considered as a driver for [[z-pinch]] based [[inertial confinement fusion]].

==LTDs at Sandia National Laboratories==