• DocumentCode
    570952
  • Title

    Conduction phase to opening phase transition in the plasma opening switch

  • Author

    Grossmann, J.M. ; Swanekamp, S.B. ; Commisso, R.J. ; Goodrich, P.J. ; Hinshelwood, D.D. ; Huba, J.D. ; Ottinger, P.F. ; Weber, B.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    20-24 June 1994
  • Firstpage
    280
  • Lastpage
    283
  • Abstract
    The transition between the conduction phase and opening phase of a long-conduction-time plasma opening switch (POS) is examined with the aid of numerical simulations. Evidence of three physical mechanisms is observed: magnetic pressure, magnetic field transport, and gap erosion resulting from ion acceleration out of electrostatic potential hills. Gap erosion occurs in the radial middle of the POS where the quantity B2/n is at its largest.
  • 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
    6304446
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=570952