Comparison of the measured and calculated time profiles of the leakage current in the magnetically insulated transmission line of the angara-5-1 facility

Journal Article · Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X13100048· OSTI ID:22216074

Grabovski, E. V.; Gribov, A. N.; Samokhin, A. A.

One of the factors limiting the transmission of the electromagnetic pulse to the load in high-power electrophysical facilities is the current leakage in magnetically insulated transmission lines (MITLs). In this paper, the Angara-5-1 eight-module facility with an output power up to 6 TW is considered. The experimental and calculated time profiles of the leakage current for eight-module shots with a dynamic load (cylindrical arrays made of 40 tungsten wires) and single-module shots with a solid cylindrical metal load are compared. When interpreting the results, the contribution of vacuum electrons to the leakage current at the transition from the cylindrical to the conical section of the MITL is taken into account.

• OSTI ID: 22216074
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 39, Issue 10; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
ELECTRONS
LEAKAGE CURRENT
POWER TRANSMISSION LINES
TUNGSTEN
WIRES