Analytical Solution of the Equations for a Coaxial Plasma Gun Operating in the Snowplow Mode. 1. Weak Coupling Limit.

Abstract

The analysis solution of the system of coupled ordinary differential equations which describes the time evolution of an ideal coaxial plasma gun operating in the snowplow mode is obtained in the weak coupling limit, i.e., when the gun is fully influenced by the driving (RLC) circuit but the circuit is negligibly influenced by the gun. Criteria are derived for the validity of this limit and numerical examples are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA185370

Entities

People

  • David Dietz

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Circuits
  • Classification
  • Couplings
  • Dielectrics
  • Differential Equations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy
  • Energy Conservation
  • Equations
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Leading Edges
  • Plasma Sheaths
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.