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Recent research has shown that it is possible to kill certain skin cancers by the application of fast, high-amplitude, electromagnetic pulses. An impulse radiating antenna (IRA) with a prolate-spheroidal reflector is one such device that can be employed for this purpose. In this chapter the design of a switch system to launch high-voltage (>100 kV), fast (100 ps) spherical TEM waves from the first focal point of a prolate-spheroidal IRA is described. Spherical and cylindrical pressure vessel designs are considered, where the pressure vessel also serves as a (launching) lens.
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Kumar, P., Altunc, S., Baum, C.E., Christodoulou, C.G., Schamiloglu, E. (2014). Design Considerations for a Switch and Lens System for Launching 100 ps, 100 kV Pulses. In: Sabath, F., Mokole, E. (eds) Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9500-0_23
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