Pulsed power for electric guns

Pulsed power requirements for electric guns are described and preferred technologies for energy storage and pulse compression are discussed. Primary approaches are rotating machines and capacitor based, pulse-forming networks, but alternative technologies that may offer some operational benefits are also discussed. These include linear magnetic flux compressors, cryogenically cooled, high-temperature superconducting inductors, novel dielectrics for energy storage, and pulsed magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generators.