Oblique electron flow experiments on the SuperMite pulser
Conference
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OSTI ID:5813283
The flow of electrons in magnetic fields is typical of those in magnetically insulated ion diodes is considered that is, fields which are oblique to the axis of the diode. To investigate these flows an experiment in being conducted in a cylindrical section of magnetically insulated transmission line. An axial magnetic field is applied by an external coil, and an azimuthal magnetic field is generated by a load downstream from the section of interest. The load provides an azimuthal magnetic field equivalent to that from the ion current in an ion diode. By adjusting the axial magnetic field, and the load impedance, the pitch of the magnetic field can be varied. Magnetic field probes in the positive and negative electrodes are used to study the direction of electron drift. We will discuss experimental results and compare them to analytic theory and three-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulations.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Mission Research Corp., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5813283
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-85-2723C; CONF-860665-3; ON: DE86011415
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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