Aurora Upgrade: Volume 3. Gradient B Drift Transport Risetime Sharpening

Abstract

This report assesses the capability of gradient B drift transport to shorten both the risetime and duration of the Aurora radiation pulse. The theory of gradient B drift transport is reviewed, and experiments on both the CASINO simulator and the SPEED accelerator are summarized. Risetime shortening for Aurora is investigated, a possible experiment is defined, and a preliminary prediction of the Aurora radiation pulse shape is presented using gradient B drift transport. The report analyzes the effects which reduce radiation pulse spreading, and concludes that the gradient B drift transport is a promising backup/alternative to the Merkeltron for reducing the risetime of the Aurora radiation pulse. (jhd)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA213029

Entities

People

  • V. L. Bailey

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Army
  • Contracts
  • Dose Rate
  • Electric Fields
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Impedance
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Spectra
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Trajectories
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.