Modern Pulsed Power: Charlie Martin and Beyond

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Robert Barker Memorial Session: Leadership in Plasma Science and Applications

“…HPM sources emerged following the advent of modern pulsed power, which can be attributed to Charlie Martin of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston, U.K. [52]. A technical overview of these sources can be found in [1], [53], and [54].…”

“…During that time, he was an editor of four books that provided significant reviews on topics of research fostered by AFOSR [1]- [3], [5].…”

“…He also edited a special issue on pulsed power in the Proceedings of the IEEE [5]. Section V captures the state of pulsed power research and his contributions to it.…”

“…Plasma physicists championed the development of HPM sources because of their understanding of particle-wave interactions when space charge is important[5].…”

4T Analog MOS Control-High Voltage High Frequency (HVHF) Plasma Switching Power Supply for Water Purification in Industrial Applications

“…Plasma requires high voltage high frequency (HVHF) switching power supply as a source. HVHF is being used for many industrial applications [6][7][8], such as water purification, static charge removers, fluorescent tubes, plasma arc welding, plasma cutting, textiles, surface modification [9,10], biomedical applications [11][12][13], plasma displays, radicals, plasma needles [14], corona discharges [15], medical applications, and ozone generators [16]. Medical uses are an exciting new area for plasma applications that can be used in the treatment of diseases and cancer.…”