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Title: Physical vapor deposited aluminum foils from high energy density physics experiments

Abstract

Fabrication of cylindrical aluminum load foils and graded thickness aluminum vacuum opening switch foils is described. Load foils are vaporized by joule heating and imploded by J {times} B forces to stagnate on axis and create soft x-rays. Plasma flow switch foils are mounted to shunt the vacuum power flow channel of a coaxial gun and are vaporized by joule heating. The resultant graded density plasma is magnetically driven down the annular power flow channel. Opening switch action occurs when the shunt plasma crosses a load slot in the center conductor. These foil components have been used in both the Pegasus and Procyon experiments.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
94613
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-95-2234; CONF-950750-24
ON: DE95016838
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 10. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) pulsed power conference, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 10-13 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; FOILS; IMPLOSIONS; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES; X-RAY SOURCES; PLASMA SWITCHES

Citation Formats

Barthell, B L, Anderson, W E, Gomez, V M, Henneke, B F, Moore, J E, Reeves, G A, Salazar, M A, and Townsend, J D. Physical vapor deposited aluminum foils from high energy density physics experiments. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Barthell, B L, Anderson, W E, Gomez, V M, Henneke, B F, Moore, J E, Reeves, G A, Salazar, M A, & Townsend, J D. Physical vapor deposited aluminum foils from high energy density physics experiments. United States.
Barthell, B L, Anderson, W E, Gomez, V M, Henneke, B F, Moore, J E, Reeves, G A, Salazar, M A, and Townsend, J D. 1995. "Physical vapor deposited aluminum foils from high energy density physics experiments". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/94613.
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title = {Physical vapor deposited aluminum foils from high energy density physics experiments},
author = {Barthell, B L and Anderson, W E and Gomez, V M and Henneke, B F and Moore, J E and Reeves, G A and Salazar, M A and Townsend, J D},
abstractNote = {Fabrication of cylindrical aluminum load foils and graded thickness aluminum vacuum opening switch foils is described. Load foils are vaporized by joule heating and imploded by J {times} B forces to stagnate on axis and create soft x-rays. Plasma flow switch foils are mounted to shunt the vacuum power flow channel of a coaxial gun and are vaporized by joule heating. The resultant graded density plasma is magnetically driven down the annular power flow channel. Opening switch action occurs when the shunt plasma crosses a load slot in the center conductor. These foil components have been used in both the Pegasus and Procyon experiments.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/94613}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
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