Plasma Deflection Interrupter for Pulsed Power Applications

Nathan Majernik; Walter Lynn; Yusuke Sakai; James Rosenzweig

doi:10.3390/instruments2030014

Instruments (Jul 2018)

Plasma Deflection Interrupter for Pulsed Power Applications

Nathan Majernik,
Walter Lynn,
Yusuke Sakai,
James Rosenzweig

Affiliations

Nathan Majernik: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Walter Lynn: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Yusuke Sakai: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
James Rosenzweig: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2030014
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
p. 14

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A plasma-based opening switch, capable of handling kiloampere currents at kilovolt potentials on the microsecond timescale, is described and characterized. The principle of operation is the deflection of a laser-induced arc by an external magnetic field to a shunt circuit path. A first-order model of operation is introduced. Finally, the merits of the device, particularly when applied to high-repetition-rate dense plasma focus (DPF) systems, are discussed.

Published in Instruments

ISSN: 2410-390X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/instruments

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