On the Limits of Applicability of the Space-Charge-Limited P-dot Driver.

Abstract

Two limits of applicability of the SGEMP prescribed current source driver, P-dot, are investigated. The first limit considered occurs when the SGEMP boundary layer thickness is smaller than a cell size. The second limit occurs when a significant number of photoelectrons travel to distances comparable with satellite dimensions during times of interest. Suggestions are made for increasing the effectiveness of prescribed source drivers for the second limit. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066131

Entities

People

  • Roger Stettner

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Charge Density
  • Coefficients
  • Contractors
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • National Security
  • Photoelectrons
  • Space Charge
  • Space Systems
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space