TY - GEN
T1 - Electrical and optical measurements of explosively driven plasma jets
AU - Walter, J.
AU - Dickens, J.
AU - Kristiansen, M.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Electrical and optical measurements were performed on explosively driven plasma jets. The explosive devices are in the form of a conical shaped charge. The electrical diagnostic consisted of measuring the current passed through a jet when it made a connection between two metal plates. An energy storage capacitor connected to the two plates was charged to between 500 V and 10 kV, and then discharged through the jet. Also, an ICCD camera was used to capture high-speed single frame pictures of the propagating jet. Several shots were fired with variations in the capacitor voltage, the plate geometry, and the jet material. Current waveforms and optical images are presented. All experiments were performed in the explosive and high power RF experimental facility at the Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics at Texas Tech University.
AB - Electrical and optical measurements were performed on explosively driven plasma jets. The explosive devices are in the form of a conical shaped charge. The electrical diagnostic consisted of measuring the current passed through a jet when it made a connection between two metal plates. An energy storage capacitor connected to the two plates was charged to between 500 V and 10 kV, and then discharged through the jet. Also, an ICCD camera was used to capture high-speed single frame pictures of the propagating jet. Several shots were fired with variations in the capacitor voltage, the plate geometry, and the jet material. Current waveforms and optical images are presented. All experiments were performed in the explosive and high power RF experimental facility at the Center for Pulsed Power and Power Electronics at Texas Tech University.
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U2 - 10.1109/PPPS.2007.4652398
DO - 10.1109/PPPS.2007.4652398
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70350633190
SN - 1424409144
SN - 9781424409143
T3 - PPPS-2007 - Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2007
SP - 1181
EP - 1184
BT - PPPS-2007
T2 - PPPS-2007: Pulsed Power and Plasma Science 2007, The 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference and The 34th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
Y2 - 17 June 2007 through 22 June 2007
ER -