Transbeam - NSWC's (Naval Surface Weapon Center's) Transformer-Driven Accelerator.

Abstract

This report describes the transformer driven accelerator in operation at NSWC. This accelerator, named Transbeam, uses a high-voltage step-up transformer for voltage multiplication, and a water-filled coaxial transmission line for pulse compression. For typical operating conditions the nominal output pulse has a 700 kV amplitude and a 100 ns duration. The accelerator's output impedance is 7 ohms. Theory of operation, engineering details, and characteristic result are discussed. Keywords: Accelerator; Electron beam; Ion beam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1986
Accession Number
ADA182503

Entities

People

  • D. C. Swiger
  • D. Tondo
  • H. S. Uhm
  • Joseph P. Smith
  • V. L. Kenyon Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Charged Particles
  • Classification
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • Impedance
  • Pulse Compression
  • Spark Gaps
  • Transmission Lines
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics