Title :
A Simple Model for Flashboard Plasma Expansion
Author :
Colombant, D.G. ; Weber, B.V.
Abstract :
A simple model for flashboard plasma expansion is presented. It is based on the j × B force and the fact that only a fraction a of the total current flows through the expanding plasma. For the parameters under consideration, maximum velocities are roughly proportional to a and reach 70 cm/¿s for ¿ = 1. B-field profiles from the model are compared with experiment.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Geometry; Guns; Ion sources; Laboratories; Plasma accelerators; Plasma measurements; Plasma sources; Plasma waves; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1987.4316786
