Title :
Electrodynamics of a microsecond plasma opening switch
Author :
Zabaidullin, O. ; Nitiahinskii, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Nucl. Fusion, Kurchatov (I.V.) Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow, Russia
fDate :
6/20/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Dynamics of a plasma opening switch (POS), operating like a plasma piston and of a microsecond POS are numerically studied. Dependance of the conduction phase time versus both a number of particles in a plasma bridge cross-section and an electron magnetization value (Hall parameter) near a cathode is found. Results of modeling indicate, that the phenomena of rarefied gap production could be described in the frame of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) with account of the Hall effect, without using the erosion theory
Keywords :
Hall effect; electrodynamics; numerical analysis; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma switches; MHD; electrodynamics; electron magnetization value; erosion theory; magnetohydrodynamics; microsecond plasma opening switch; numerical study; plasma bridge cross-section; plasma piston; rarefied gap production; Bridges; Cathodes; Electrodynamics; Electrons; Magnetization; Magnetohydrodynamics; Pistons; Plasmas; Production; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1998. BEAMS '98. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4287-9
DOI :
10.1109/BEAMS.1998.822452
