Optical and pressure diagnostics of 4-MV water switches in the Z-20 test facility

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1778-1789

  Woodworth, J R ^a   Lehr, J M ^a   Elizondo Decanini, J ^a   Miller, P A ^a   Wakeland, P ^a   Kincy, M ^a   Garde, J ^a   Aragon, B ^a   Fowler, W ^a   Mowrer, G ^a   Maenchen, J E ^a   Sarkisov, G S ^b   Corley, J ^b   Hodge, K ^b   Drennan, S ^b   Guthrie, D ^b   Navarro, M ^b   Johnson, D L ^c   Ives, H C ^d   Slattery, M J ^e   Muirhead, D A ^e   more..

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b KTECH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d EG & G Technical Services Inc   (United States)

^e BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRODES; OPTICAL TESTING; PLASMA SHOCK WAVES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STREAM FLOW; WATER;

BREAKDOWN ARCS; CURRENT SHARING; FRAMING CAMERA; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTICS; PRESSURE DIAGNOSTICS; PULSED POWER; STREAK CAMERA; SWITCH ELECTRODES; WATER SWITCHES;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 8144225696     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.835942     Document Type: Article

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