How Do Plasma Flow Switches Scale with Current? Issues in the 6 MA to 30 MA Regime
Abstract
Point mass calculations are used to model switched implosions on several pulsed power machines. The model includes a lumped circuit representation of the pulsed power source. A simple switching model is used to describe a standard plasma flow switch. Implosion kinetic energies are obtained at a convergence ratio of 20 to 1. Heuristic arguments are used to estimate the plasma temperature at pinch, the total x-ray output and the radiation pulse width. Switched models are presented for Pegasus II, Shiva Star, Procyon and Atlas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA639646
Entities
People
- Arthur E. Greene
- D. L. Peterson
- G. Nakafuji
- N. F. Roderick
- R. L. Bowers
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory