Title :
MHD modeling of the plasma source and conduction phase of the ACE4 plasma opening switch
Author :
Watrous, Jack ; Parks, Daniel ; Thompson, John
Author_Institution :
Maxwell Labs. Inc., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have used the two-dimensional MHD code, Mach2, to develop a deeper understanding of the flashboard plasma sources and the conduction phase of plasma opening switch experiments performed on the ACE4 facility.
Keywords :
plasma magnetohydrodynamics; ACE4 plasma opening switch; MHD modeling; Mach2; conduction phase; flashboard plasma sources; two-dimensional MHD code; Density measurement; Electrons; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma sources; Plasma temperature; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1996. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3322-5
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1996.550937
