Coupling of Imploding-Plasma Loads to High-Power Generators.

Abstract

A simple analytic model for the implosion of annular plasma loads driven by high-power pulse line generators is presented. Tabulations of imploded-plasma parameters as a function of dimensionless variables characterizing the generator and load are presented and can be used to characterize the efficiency of energy transfer between generator and load and the final plasma state. These results are used to compare optimal load configurations for the three pulse-duration options of the Proto II accelerator. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA052575

Entities

People

  • David Mosher

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Circuits
  • Couplings
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Generators
  • Inductance
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Military Research
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • Square Waves
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.