Initialization and Operation of Mercury, a 6-MV MIVA

Abstract

Mercury became operational in a stepwise manner to test the machine components after modifications1 and reassembly at NRL. To avoid damaging the MIVA, extensive testing of the laser and PFL output switches was performed using dummy loads. Finally, the PFLs were connected to the MIVA and Mercury was fired into a simple cylindrical diode load with a Marx charge voltage up to 75 kV. Measured MIVA currents and voltages compare well with a circuit model of the MIVA fed by the measured PFL outputs and with PIC simulations of the MIVA and the diode load.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA634161

Entities

People

  • A. T. Miller
  • C. L. Berry
  • David D. Hinshelwood
  • Donald P. Murphy
  • Gerald Cooperstein
  • J. M. Neri
  • R. C. Fisher
  • Raymond J. Allen
  • Robert J. Commisso
  • T. A. Holt

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Pressure
  • Calibration
  • Capacitance
  • Capacitors
  • Circuits
  • Diagrams
  • High Voltage
  • Impedance
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Resistance
  • Short Circuits
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy