THE PULSE OF THE FUTURE
PVX-4150
± 1 , 5 0 0 V P U L S E G E N E R ATO R
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0 to ±1500V Pulse Output
<25ns Rise And Fall Times
<60ns to DC Pulse Width
>240KHz Pulse Repetition Frequency
Optimized To Drive Deflection Plates,
Grids And Other Capacitive Loads
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Protected Against Arcs, Shorts And
Load Transients
Voltage And Current Monitor Outputs
The PVX-4150 pulse generator produces fast, high voltage be used to generate a negative-going pulse by logically
wave forms to 1,500V. Optimized for high impedance ca-
pacitive loads, the PVX-4150 is well suited for driving ex-
traction grids and deflection plates for electrostatic modu-
lation of particle beams in time-of-flight mass spectrome-
ters and accelerators. Its robust and versatile design also
makes it well suited for pulsing or gating power tube grids,
Pockels cells and Q Switches, acoustic transducers, mi-
crochannel plates, photomultiplier tubes and image intensi-
fiers. The exceptional pulse fidelity of the PVX-4150 will
optimize the performance of any system in which it is used.
inverting the input gate, so that the input gate is high until
the unit is pulsed. When the input gate goes low, the VLOW
input supply is connected to the output, thereby generating
a negative-going pulse.
The PVX-4150 features front panel indicator LEDs to moni-
tor the status of the pulse generator. Front panel voltage
and current monitors provide a straightforward means to
view the output voltage and current waveforms in real-time,
eliminating the need for an external high voltage oscillo-
scope probe.
The PVX-4150 generates an output voltage pulse of 1,500
volts with rise and fall times less than 25ns, with very flat
voltage pulses to DC into a capacitive load. It can generate
singled-ended output pulses from ground to +1500V or
from ground to –1500V, and can also generate pulses
originating from a DC voltage offset from ground by using
both VLow and VHigh power supply inputs. This offset can
be from –1500V to +1500V, with a maximum power supply
voltage differential of ≤1500V.
The pulse generator is a direct-coupled, air-cooled solid-
state half-bridge (totem pole) design, offering equally fast
pulse rise and fall times, low power dissipation, and virtually
no over-shoot, under-shoot or ringing. It has over-current
detection and shut-down circuitry to protect the pulse gen-
erator from potential damage due to arcs and shorts in the
load or interconnect cable. All control and protection logic
circuitry, support power, energy storage and output network
are incorporated into the PVX-4150. It can be connected
directly to the load, and does not require series or shunt re-
sistors, impedance-matching networks between the pulser
The PVX-4150 requires a TTL gate signal, a high voltage
DC power supply and optional DC offset supply inputs.
The output pulse width and frequency are controlled by the and the load, or additional energy storage (capacitor
gate signal. The pulse output voltage is controlled by the
amplitude of the input DC power supplies.
banks). All of this is taken care of within the PVX-4150.
When the input gate is high, the VHIGH supply is connected
to the output. When the input gate is low, the VLOW supply
is connected to the output. Therefore the PVX-4150 can
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