Title :
The MAGPIE project: current status [generator for plasma implosions]
Author :
Mitchell, I.H. ; Chittenden, J.P. ; Choi, P. ; Worley, J.F. ; Bayley, J.M. ; Dangor, A.E. ; Haines, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
A mega-ampere generator for plasma implosion experiments (MAGPIE) is being constructed at Imperial College, London. The MAGPIE generator design consists of four separate Marx banks, each connected to a coaxial, water filled, transmission line and a switch. Each Marx bank consists of 24100 kV, 0.7 μF capacitors arranged in a bipolar charging configuration, giving an output of 2.4 MV with a stored energy of 86 kJ. The generator is specifically designed to enable radiative collapse experiments to be carried out in a hydrogen fibre dense 2-pinch
Keywords :
capacitor storage; explosions; fusion reactor theory and design; pinch effect; plasma devices; pulsed power technology; 0.7 muF; 100 kV; 2.4 MV; 86 kJ; Imperial College; London; MAGPIE; Marx banks; capacitors; dense 2-pinch; mega-ampere generator for plasma implosion experiments; radiative collapse experiments;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Technology, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
