krytron


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krytron

(ˈkraɪtrɒn)
n
(Electronics) electronics a type of fast electronic gas-discharge switch, used as a trigger in nuclear weapons
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Unlike most gas discharge devices, in krytrons an electric arc discharge is used to initiate a high-current spark discharge between the cathode and the anode of these gas-filled lamps.
AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENTS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUE. PART 42: ELECTRONICS: RETROSPECTIVE VIEW, SUCCESSES AND PROSPECTS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT
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