Tapered Coaxial Plasma Gun Electrodes.
Abstract
The effect of using tapered electrodes with a coaxial plasma gun is studied numerically with a computer. For low-impedance capacitor banks, a 30 percent or larger increase in linear current density before the collapse into a pinch is predicted. The neutron yield should be proportional to the fourth power of the linear current density before collapse. Thus, a factor of three or more in neutron production is predicted without increasing the stored energy of a given capacitor bank. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0747057
Entities
People
- John G. Clark
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory