by Gennady A Mesyats, Springer. Hardback ISBN 0306486539, 7227 (£157, $249).
Meysat provides an in-depth coverage of the generation of pulsed electric power, electron and ion beams, and various types of pulsed electromagnetic radiation, with a wide range of methods for producing up to 1014 W of power for pulse durations from 10-10 to 10-7 s. The physics of pulsed electrical discharges, properties of coaxial lines, spark gap switches, various plasma and semiconductor switches and their use in pulse generators are covered, as well as the production of high-power pulsed electron and ion beams, X-rays, laser beams and microwaves.
