Repetitive Series Interrupter II.

Abstract

Further development of the Repetitive Series Interrupter, a hydrogen thyratron modified for opening-switch operation, is described. Deuterium is rejected as an alternative fill gas because of increased interrupting magnetic field requirements due to the greater inertial resistance of the heavier positive ions to the magnetic field-induced transverse diffusion. Modified magnetic field pulse shapes are explored, and an analysis of a positive column of weakly ionized hydrogen gas in a transverse magnetic field is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045628

Entities

People

  • David V. Turnquist
  • Robert Simon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Current Density
  • Deuterium
  • Diameters
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronic Components
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Magnet Coils
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Resistance
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design