High voltage coaxial cable.

This kicker system requires 24 high-voltage coaxial cables with a length of 150 m each. For this purpose, the cables are charged to 70 kV DC and discharged using a thyratron as a switch via an ohmic load corresponding to the cable impedance. This results in a pulse current of approximately 6.3 kA for a period of several hundred nanoseconds.

Cable impedance is an essential parameter of the kicker system and should be less than or equal to 11 ohms.

For reliability and durability, the cable should be resilient with 120 kV DC.

See the detailed specification for more details.