Computational Evaluation of the Laguna Foil/Plasma Implosion Experiments
Abstract
The Laguna foil implosion experiments are part of the Los Alamos foil implosion project, Trailmaster. In the La- guna experiments we are fielding a system that should provide implosion energies of the order of 100 kJ. The Laguna pulse power system consists of a Mark IX helical generator, a 100-nH storage inductor which includes a post-hole convolute design, an explosively-formed fuse opening switch, a surface discharge closing switch, and a vacuum powerflow channel. The imploding plasma is initiated from a 2-cm high, 5-cm radius, 250-nm thick, unbacked aluminum foil. 1 Figure 1 shows a blue print of the Laguna system exclusive of the Mark IX generator.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA638684
Entities
People
- Arthur E. Greene
- D. L. Peterson
- Henn Oona
- J. H. Brownell
- James C.Bucky Cochrane
- Jasmes H. Goforth
- R. L. Bowers
- R. R. Bartsch
- R. S. Caird
- T. A. Oliphant
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory