Imploding liner research at the weapons laboratory

Conference · Thu Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1989 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA)

OSTI ID:6357609

Degnan, J H; Baker, W L; Turchi, P J ^[1]

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1. Weapons Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM (USA)

The Weapons Laboratory's imploding plasma liner and related research are discussed. This includes direct capacitor discharge driven implosions of cylindrical foil plasma shells and of cylindrical shell gas puffs, solid liner implosions and inductive store/opening switch and plasma flow switch driven implosions. Diagnostics include current, voltage, magnetic field, X-ray, neutron, fast photography, and radiography. Theoretical tools and predictions include circuit solver/slug models, 1D-MHD, and 2D-MHD codes. Experiment parameter ranges were 0.1 to 5 megajoules in initial stored energy, 1.5 to 15 megamps peak current, 0.2 to 8 microseconds current rise time, 0.5 to 12 microsecond implosion time, 2 cm/{mu}sec to {gt}100 cm/{mu}sec implosion velocity, and, for plasma implosions, radiation pulses with up to 1 megajoule energy and 5 trillion watt power.

• OSTI ID: 6357609
• Report Number(s): CONF-8904107--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA), Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA) Vol. 195:1; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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COMPRESSION
DATA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUID MECHANICS
HYDRODYNAMICS
IMPLOSIONS
INFORMATION
LINEAR PINCH DEVICES
LINEAR Z PINCH DEVICES
LINERS
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
MECHANICS
NUMERICAL DATA
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PINCH DEVICES
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA PRODUCTION
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES