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Title: 1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL

Abstract

Since the early 1970`s LLNL has used devices which we call electric guns to accelerate thin flyer plates to hypervelocities. These devices use a capacitor bank to electrically explode a thin metal foil. The explosion of the foil drives a thin plate, placed on top of the foil, to velocities up to 18 km/s. This paper describes the latest step in the evolution of these devices, a 1 MJ electric gun system. The primary motivation for building this electric gun system was to throw large-area, thin-plate impactors with area up to 930 cm{sup 2}.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10137690
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-108530; CONF-9204102-5
ON: DE92010440
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 6. symposium on electromagnetic launch technology,Austin, TX (United States),28-30 Apr 1992; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; PROJECTILES; LAUNCHING; PLATES; ACCELERATION; TARGET CHAMBERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; CAPACITORS; 420200; FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNIQUES

Citation Formats

Lee, R S, Osher, J E, Chau, H H, Pomykal, G, and Speer, R D. 1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Lee, R S, Osher, J E, Chau, H H, Pomykal, G, & Speer, R D. 1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL. United States.
Lee, R S, Osher, J E, Chau, H H, Pomykal, G, and Speer, R D. 1992. "1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL". United States.
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title = {1 MJ electric gun facility at LLNL},
author = {Lee, R S and Osher, J E and Chau, H H and Pomykal, G and Speer, R D},
abstractNote = {Since the early 1970`s LLNL has used devices which we call electric guns to accelerate thin flyer plates to hypervelocities. These devices use a capacitor bank to electrically explode a thin metal foil. The explosion of the foil drives a thin plate, placed on top of the foil, to velocities up to 18 km/s. This paper describes the latest step in the evolution of these devices, a 1 MJ electric gun system. The primary motivation for building this electric gun system was to throw large-area, thin-plate impactors with area up to 930 cm{sup 2}.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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