Electromagnetic Launchers: Background and the MRL Program,

Abstract

An active R. & D. program is being undertaken into the technology of electromagnetic launchers. These have potential applications in weaponry, controlled thermonuclear fusion, space launch, advanced industrial processes, equation-of-state research, generation of intense magnetic fields and as facilities for a wide range of studies in penetration mechanics, detonation, and warheads. This paper draws attention to these matters and gives a description of the current Australian DSTO program in the development of this technology. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA117692

Entities

People

  • Yong-chia Thio

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electric Guns
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Explosives
  • Guns
  • Hypervelocity Projectiles
  • Ionized Gases
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Pulsed Power

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space