Fast recharging pulse generator

Claim 1

A FAST RECOVERY PULSE GENERATOR FOR PROVIDING A PULSE TRAIN OF VERY SHORT DURATION PULSES COMPRISING A PULSE FORMING NETWORK, A POTENTIAL SOURCE, A LOAD, CHARGING SWITCH MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST FOUR-LAYER DIODE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID POTENTIAL SOURCE AND SAID PULSE FORMING NETWORK, DISCHARGING SWITCH MEANS COMPRISING A SECOND FOUR-LAYER DIODE CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID LOAD AND SAID PULSE FORMING NETWORK FOR PERMITTING SAID PULSE FORMING NETWORK TO DISCHARGE THROUGH SAID DISCHARGING SWITCH MEANS AND ACROSS SAID LOAD, MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID POTENTIAL SOURCE TO SAID PULSE FORMING NETWORK THROUGH WHICH THE PULSE FORMING NETWORK IS INITIALLY CHARGED, AND FEEDBACK CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING DELAY MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID LOAD AND SAID CHARGING SWITCH MEANS FOR PRODUCING A DELAY TRIGGER PULSE FOR FIRING THE CHARGING SWITCH MEANS, SAID PULSE BEING DELAYED FOR A TIME SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THE PULSE FORMING NETWORK TO DISCHARGE THROUGH SAID LOAD, WHEREBY SAID PULSE FORMING NETWORK IS RECHARGED WHEN SAID CHARGING SWITCH MEANS IS FIRED.