High-voltage diode experiments on mercury

Author

Hinshelwood, D. ; Allen, R.J. ; Commisso, R.J. ; Cooperstein, G. ; Jackson, S.L. ; Mosher, D. ; Murphy, D.P. ; Ottinger, P.F. ; Schumer, J.W. ; Swanekamp, S.B. ; Weber, B.V. ; Young, F.C.

Author_Institution

Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

1-5 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Summary form only given. This work presents the challenges of harnessing the positive-polarity MITL vacuum flow and obtaining efficient ion production at these relatively high impedances. In addition to complicating generator-load coupling, the positive-polarity flow renders equilibrium MITL theory useless in determining the diode voltage. We anticipate the need for transporting the ion beam 1-3 meters in order to separate the desired neutron/gamma output from the bremsstrahlung background. Transport options include vacuum and Z-discharge transport. A Z-discharge transport system with parameters close to those needed here has been demonstrated.

Keywords

high-voltage techniques; plasma diodes; pulsed power technology; Mercury; bremsstrahlung background; diode voltage; gamma output; generator-load coupling; high-voltage diode experiments; ion production; neutron output; positive-polarity MITL vacuum flow; positive-polarity flow; transport options; Diodes; Impedance; Ion beams; Neutrons; Physics; Plasma applications; Plasma devices; Plasma transport processes; USA Councils; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science - Abstracts, 2009. ICOPS 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2617-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2009.5227637

Filename

5227637