Five to 10 MA Experiments Using Flat Plate Explosive Generators
Abstract
High explosive pulsed power (HEPP) techniques can address a wide range of pulsed power needs. The basis for HEPP techniques is the use of high explosives to reduce the inductance of a current-carrying circuit, thus multiplying the current due to magnetic flux conservation. For the past twenty years at Los Alamos, our high energy density physics (HEDP) program has followed a path leading to more sophisticated and higher current (and often power) systems. Twenty years ago, we had the capability of conducting tests at 10, or even 30 MA, with no power conditioning and low inductance loads. The time scale of the experiment was the time it took to compress the flux explosively, and our fastest generator with high current capability was a plate generator [1].
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA635452
Entities
People
- C. M. Fowler
- D. G. Tasker
- D. H. Herrera
- D. T. Torres
- Eduardo López
- F. C. Sena
- Henn Oona
- J. C. King
- Jasmes H. Goforth
- R. S. Caird
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory