Beam and Plasma Physics Research

Abstract

Analysis was performed in high power microwave computations and theory and high energy plasma computations and theory. The HPM computations concentrated on generation, sources and propagation. Major codes used were the particle-in-cell codes SOS and ISIS. Topics studies were sources and antennas, propagation, relativistic klystron amplifiers, virtual cathode oscillators, magnetically insulated transmission lines, transvertrons and vircator phase/ frequency locking. High energy plasmas were analyzed with MACH2, an implicit continuous Eulerian, arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian nonideal magnetohydrodynamic code. MACH2 modelled a variety of high energy plasmas including plasma flow switches, imploding liners and plasmas, compact toroids, magnetic reconnection and plasma guns. A smooth particle hydrodynamics code was developed to model various conditions, including shock heating, explosions and implosions. An optical multichannel analyzer was also provided to analyze plasma emission line spectra. (JHD)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224452

Entities

People

  • Donald J. Sullivan
  • Robert E. Peterkin Jr.
  • Robert F. Stellingwerf

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Induction
  • Measurement
  • Particle Beams
  • Pulsed Power
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics