A symmetrical rail accelerator

E. Igenbergs

doi:10.1109/20.101112

A symmetrical rail accelerator

E. Igenbergs

Former organisations of Engineering and Design

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Abstract

The symmetrical rail accelerator has four rails, which are arranged symmetrically around the bore. The opposite rails have the same polarity and the adjacent rails the opposite polarity. In this configuration the radial force acting upon the individual rails is significantly smaller than in a conventional 2-rail configuration and a plasma armature is focussed towards the axis of the barrel. Experimental results indicate a higher efficiency compared to a conventional rail accelerator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	650-653
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/20.101112
State	Published - Jan 1991

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