Aurora Upgrade: Volume 3. Gradient B drift transport risetime sharpening. Technical report, 1 February 1985-31 March 1988

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5054795

Bailey, V L

This report assesses the capability of gradient B drift transport to shorten both the risetime and duration of the Aurora radiation pulse. The theory of gradient B drift transport is reviewed, and experiments on both the CASINO simulator and the SPEED accelerator are summarized. Risetime shortening for Aurora is investigated, a possible experiment is defined, and a preliminary prediction of the Aurora radiation pulse shape is presented using gradient B drift transport. The report analyzes the effects which reduce radiation pulse spreading, and concludes that the gradient B drift transport is a promising backup/alternative to the Merkeltron for reducing the risetime of the Aurora radiation pulse.

• Research Organization: Pulse Sciences, Inc., San Leandro, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5054795
• Report Number(s): AD-A-213029/2/XAB; PSI-FR-219-03
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also volume 1, AD-B136 674
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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