Pulse forming apparatus

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AN ELECTRICAL IMPULSE HAVING A STEEP WAVE FRONT, COMPRISING A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY, A LOAD LOCATED REMOTELY FROM THE SOURCE, A RECEIVING UNIT INCLUDING SAID LOAD, AN ELONGATED TRANSMISSION LINE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE SOURCE AND THE RECEIVING UNIT; SAID RECEIVING UNIT COMPRISING A CAPACITOR CONNECTED ACROSS THE LINE, AND AN ENCLOSED GAP WITH A PREDETERMINED BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE LOAD ACROSS THE LINE, SAID CAPACITOR BEING CHARGEABLE ONLY THROUGH THE LINE UNTIL THE BREASDOWN POTENTIAL OF THE GAP IS REACHED, WHEREUPON THE GAS BREAKS DOWN AND A STEEP FRONT PULSE OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY IS DELIVERED TO THE LOAD; SAID TRANSMISSION LINE INLCUDING AN INDUCTIVE ELEMENT COORDINATED WITH THE DISTRIBUTED INDUCTANCE, RESISTANCE, AND CAPACITANCE OF THE LINE AND THE CAPACITANCE OF THE CAPACITOR IN THE RECEIVING UNIT SO AS TO PRODUCE A VOLTAGE INCREASING EFFECT AT THE LOAD, SAID INDUCTIVE ELEMENT COMPRISING A