ACE 4 Optimization Program.

Abstract

Previous DNA contracts developed the ACE 4 quarter-scale DECADE prototype. The ACE 4 opening switch required optimization. This effort was in two phases: Phase I, plasma source optimization and Phase 2, ACE 4 switch optimization. Phase I included development of a slow flashboard plasma source and a multi-channel laser interferometer to measure the density and uniformity produced by the old flashboards and a 1/5 scale version of the new plasma source.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA317342

Entities

People

  • William Rix

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Instrumentation
  • Interferometers
  • Optimization
  • Prototypes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy