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TEM analysis of multimodule effects on coax-parallel-plate transitions for PBFA II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

W. A. Johnson  and
L. K. Warne
W. A. Johnson
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
L. K. Warne
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
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Abstract

Single-module analysis and experimental scale model testing indicate that a new design of the pulse-forming and transformer sections of the Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II (PBFA II) will improve the energy transport efficiency of this machine by greater than 50%. However, these results have not considered multimodule, cross-coupling effects. This paper presents an approximate analysis of these cross-coupling effects, predicts problems that will occur, and indicates how to overcome them. Although this analysis is directed specifically at PBFA II, the techniques presented apply to the design of pulsed power machines with open-transmission lines whenever abrupt junctions occur.

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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 1990 , pp. 371 - 382
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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