Observation of downstream energetic electron/ion flow and accompanied high-power microwave radiation during the opening of a submicrosecond plasma opening switch

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 686-695

  Krasik, Ya E ^a   Dunaevsky, A ^a   Felsteiner, J ^a   Goyer, J R ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; HALL EFFECT; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA GUNS; PLASMAS;

CURRENT CHANNEL; HIGH POWER MICROWAVE RADIATION; ION FLOW; PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATION; SELF MAGNETICALLY INSULATED TRANSMISSION LINE; SUBMICROSECOND PLASMA OPENING SWITCH;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

EID: 0033555050     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.369148     Document Type: Article

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