IMPROVED FLASHBOARDS FOR HIGH POWER OPENING SWITCHES

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 18295

Amount: $49,997.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1992

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

North Star Research Corp.

9931 Lomas, Ne, Suite A

Albuquerque, NM 87112

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Mr. Richard J. Adler
Phone: (505) 296-3596

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

NSRC PROPOSES AN AMBITIOUS EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE FLASHBOARD PLASMA SOURCE IMPROVEMENTS WITH APPLICATION EXISTING OPENING SWITCHES IN DNA SIMULATORS. WE WILL INVESTIGATE POWER SYSTEM OPTIONS INCLUDING DC CHARGING AND EXTERNAL TRIGGER SYSTEMS WITH MODEST TRIGGER REQUIREMENTS. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ELECTRODE GEOMETRY OF THE FLASHBOARDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE DC HOLD-OFF CAPABILITIES BY AT LEAST A FACTOR OF 3. MATERIALS AND PHYSICAL FLASHBOARD CONFIGURATIONS WILL ALSO BE VARIED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING PLASMA DENSITIES INTO THE >3 X 10 15TH/CM3 RANGE. THESE EXPERIMENTS WILL BE PERFORMED PRIMARILY WITH EXISTING EQUIPMENT IN AN STANDARD SETUP LEADING TO A COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM OF TESTING WITH STANDARDIZED DIAGNOSTIC SETUPS.

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IMPROVED FLASHBOARDS FOR HIGH POWER OPENING SWITCHES