THE SUPERFAST PINCH EXPERIMENT,
Abstract
An assembly designed to accelerate deuterons to about 10kev by means of a radially converging magnetic piston has been constructed and tested. The emphasis in this report is on design features and operational problems encountered. Samples of experimental data are included to illustrate the assembly's behavior. Specifically, the assembly operates with 300kv on the condenser, the ringing frequency is 18mc, and present operation uses hydrogen gas at 50 microns. Both slow and fast pinches have been observed, the former being possibly thermal shock waves, and the latter being associated with inward motion of the plasma sheath.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 02, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0608904
Entities
People
- Vernal Josephson
Organizations
- TRW Inc.