• DocumentCode
    570897
  • Title

    Microsecond conduction time plasma opening switch research at NRL

  • Author

    Weber, B.V. ; Commisso, R.J. ; Cooperstein, G. ; Goodrich, P.J. ; Grossmann, J.M. ; Hinshelwood, D.D. ; Ottinger, P.F. ; Riley, R.A. ; Swanekamp, S.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Pulsed Power Physics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5346, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    20-24 June 1994
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    Microsecond conduction time plasma opening switch (POS) research is being pursued to improve the understanding of the physical mechanisms responsible for conduction and opening with the goal of improved switching for pulsed power applications. Experiments on Hawk show the dominant effect of MHD distortion during conduction for a large range of experimental parameters. Electron and neutral densities are measured in the switch and load regions for comparison with theory. The dependence of the power flow on the load impedance time history is investigated using plasma-filled and vacuum diode loads.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    High-Power Particle Beams, 1994 10th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1518-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6304391
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=570897