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Small Helical Flux Compression Amplifiers

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Megagauss Physics and Technology

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Small, explosively compressed, magnetic flux transducers with many closely spaced helical turns are investigated theoretically and experimentally. The analysis is limited to linear operation, but takes into account load influence, proximity effects, and switching delays. The latter are due to retarded breakdown in the wire insulation and to the finite decay time of the magnetic field in the wire.

More than 150 experiments showed considerable data scatter. Shots which exhibited low clocking and high amplification were in good agreement with the theory. The main conclusion is that device performance is limited not only by flux loss, but by flux remaining in the generator after compression.

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  1. Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185, USA

    J. E. Gover, O. M. Stuetzer & J. L. Johnson

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  1. J. E. Gover
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  1. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., USA

    Peter J. Turchi

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Gover, J.E., Stuetzer, O.M., Johnson, J.L. (1980). Small Helical Flux Compression Amplifiers. In: Turchi, P.J. (eds) Megagauss Physics and Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1048-8_15

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