Fabrication of the 3.2 gram Pegasus-II aluminum liner and load components of the Liner Ejecta Experiment

Fabrication of the 3.2 gram Pegasus-II 1100 series aluminum liner is described. This liner is driven by nominally 5 MA from the Pegasus-II two-stage Marx bank charged to approximately 35 kV. The liner will accelerate symmetrically to a final velocity of 3 mm//spl mu/s while it remains in contact wit...

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Main Authors: Anderson, W.E., Armijo, F.V., Bartos, J.J., Bush, H.M., Garcia, F.P., Gobby, P.L., Gomez, V.M., Gurule, V.A., Hatch, D.J., Manzanares, R., Moore, J.E., Rivera, G., Salzer, L.J.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Aluminum
Assembly
Boring
Electric shock
Electrodes
Fabrication
Flanges
Materials science and technology
Turning
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Summary:Fabrication of the 3.2 gram Pegasus-II 1100 series aluminum liner is described. This liner is driven by nominally 5 MA from the Pegasus-II two-stage Marx bank charged to approximately 35 kV. The liner will accelerate symmetrically to a final velocity of 3 mm//spl mu/s while it remains in contact with an annular glide plane surface at each electrode for a radial distance of 7.5 mm. At this drive level, up to 300 kbar shocks are expected when the solid density liner wall collides with the surface of a cylindrical liner experiment assembly mounted on axis within the liner bore. Components of the Los Alamos Liner Ejecta Experiment are described as one example of a Pegasus-II liner experiment.
DOI:10.1109/PPC.1995.596750