TWO HIGH VELOCITY PLASMA GUNS

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Rev. Sci. Instr.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1718123· OSTI ID:4750882

Hagerman, D C; Osher, J E

The design and operating parameters of two coaxial plasma guns are described. The high-speed gun performance depends upon the use of gas valve ports near the muzzle end of the central electrode, an optimized gas diffusion delay time, and a small injected gas load. The 10-cm-diam gun employs a low inductance power supply and a light gas load to yield a plasma containing approximates 5 x 10/sup 16/ D/sup +/ ions with a mean energy of 13 kev. The larger 2.5-cm-diam gun requires more energy and a larger gas load to yield a plasma containing a similar number of D/sup +/ ions but at a higher mean energy of approximates 20 kev. As an example of gwn performance, the 25-cm-diam gun produces a neutron yield of approximately 10/sup 8/ when incident upon a D/sub 2/ O ice target located 3 m from the gun muzzle. (auth)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-013655
• OSTI ID: 4750882
• Report Number(s): LADC-5469
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instr., Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instr. Vol. Vol: 34
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COINCIDENCE METHODS
CONFIGURATION
DEUTERIUM
DEUTERONS
DIFFUSION
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRODES
ENERGY RANGE
GASES
HEAVY WATER
ICE
INDUCTION
INJECTION
IONS
MEASURED VALUES
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRONS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE
PHYSICS
PLANNING
PLASMA
PLASMA GUNS
POWER
PRODUCTION
TARGETS
VALVES
VELOCITY