Experimental methods with flux-compression generators

This paper concludes a short series that has presented an outline account of the physics and technology associated with flux-compression generators. The performance of these devices is characterised by a number of distinct parameters, both electromagnetic and explosive, and the paper explains the main experimental techniques and instrumentation that have been developed for their measurement during the last forty years. A range of electromagnetic and hydrodynamic transducers is presented, with the various advantages and drawbacks being highlighted. The paper concludes with a description of an ideal flux-compressor laboratory and indicates a typical timetable for an experimental programme