Interferometer diagnostics of plasma current open switch injector

Author

Borovkov, V.V. ; Volkov, E.P. ; Zhdanov, V.S. ; Kornilov, V.G. ; Kornilov, S.Yu. ; Selemir, V.D. ; Tolshmyakov, A.A. ; Khizhnyakov, V.I. ; Chelpanov, V.I. ; Almazova, K.I.

Author_Institution

Russian Fed. Nucl. Center, VNIIEF, Sarov, Russia

Volume

2

fYear

2001

Firstpage

1458

Abstract

Results of interferometer studies of gas-plasma injector, allowing to provide plasma channel in plasma current open switch with plasma concentration 10/sup 16/-10/sup 17/ cm/sup -3/ and plasma column diameter of 408 cm, are presented. Two design variants of injectors are studied. Effect of plasma current opens switch cathode simulator on plasma concentration dynamics change in the discharge gap is investigated. It is shown that studied injector allows to increase the current transferred through the plasma channel of single injector up to 400 kA. Studies of plasma current channel and current accumulation in inductive storage dependence on plasma current opens switch geometry are performed.

Keywords

inductive energy storage; light interferometry; plasma diagnostics; plasma switches; 400 kA; cathode simulator; current accumulation; discharge gap; gas-plasma injector; inductive storage; interferometer diagnostics; plasma channel; plasma column; plasma concentration dynamics; plasma current channel; plasma current open switch injector; plasma current opens switch geometry; Electrodes; Electrons; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma properties; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves; Switches; Valves; Water storage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Plasma Science, 2001. PPPS-2001. Digest of Technical Papers

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7120-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPPS.2001.1001830

Filename

1001830