A SPARK DISCHARGE FOR WEAPONS EFFECTS SIMULATION (A FEASIBILITY STUDY)

Abstract

A fully ionized plasma device for the production of gases at extremely high temperatures was constructed and tested. This machine is a linear discharge device of the pinch type. The plasma produced was studied by making Kerr cell photographs, time integrated spectra, and time resolved spectra. The voltage and current wave forms were also recorded. Radiation extending from soft X-rays through the visible spectrum is produced in the spark discharge. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the high intensity transient radiation pulses in producing damage to materials. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 1961
Accession Number
AD0270157

Entities

People

  • T.a. Jr. Barr
  • T.g. Roberts
  • W.l. Hales

Organizations

  • Two-phase opacification of the liver in cirrhosis

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Engineered Materials
  • Feasibility Studies
  • High Temperature
  • Kerr Cells
  • Materials
  • Photographs
  • Plasmonic Devices
  • Radiation
  • Soft X Rays
  • Spectra
  • Visible Spectra
  • Waveforms
  • Weapons Effects
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics