Investigations of magnetically insulated electron flows

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6717002

Mendel, Jr, C W; Quintenz, J P; Rosenthal, S E; Seidel, D B; Desjarlais, M P; Coats, R; Savage, M E

Magnetic insulation of electron flow has become very important in super-power pulsers used with X-ray sources, inertially confined fusion experiments, etc. This paper will describe several recent experiments on these flows, and compare the results to advances in theoretical understanding. The experiments include flows in pitched magnetic fields like those found in magnetically insulated ion diodes, some initial experiments on the internal structure of the flows, and measurements on the loss of insulation at magnetic nulls (sometimes called zingers). Some surprising results on recapture of large electron currents will be presented. These results are not yet fully understood, but have encouraging implications for pulsed power devices such as ion diodes. 11 refs., 7 figs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6717002
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-2993C; CONF-880713-18; ON: DE89001670
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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