Abstract
Summary form only given. The Decade Quad is a modular nuclear weapons effects simulator that uses an inductive Energy Store (IES) and Opening Switch (OS) as the final stage of pulse compression. This simulator is presently under construction at the Arnold Engineering Development Center. A variety prototype modules for this system have been in operation as the development of this system has progressed. Decade Module 2 (DM2) was used to test the final design of the Magnetically Insulated Transmission Line (MITL) and Plasma Opening Switch (POS) for this system. This test showed improved operation of the POS compared to previous experiments and demonstrated an interesting effect of current asymmetry feeding the POS.
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