Effects of Radial-Density and Current Profiles on PRS Dynamic Mass and Imploded Energy

Abstract

The line mass and implosion energy inferred from the PRS implosion time and load current depend on the shapes of gas-puff radial-density and current-history profiles. Snowplow calculations with various density and current profiles are used to determine the dependence of these quantities on the profile shapes. Our results demonstrate the importance of using accurate experimental density and current profiles with radiation-scaling analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA636342

Entities

People

  • Bruce V. Weber
  • Deane F. Mosher
  • Robert J. Commisso

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bessel Functions
  • Compression Ratio
  • Energy
  • Implosions
  • Information Operations
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Low Density
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Plasma Opening Switches
  • Power
  • Pulsed Power
  • Radiation
  • Z-Pinches

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference