Pulsed Power and Transient Plasmas: Basic Research With Application to Ignition, Emissions, and New Pulsed Power Technology

摘要

Scientific progress lies in three areas: Pulsed power, transient plasma ignition, and applications of pulsed power to biology. We report here (1) Progress in studies of SiC pulsed power JFET devices for applications to pulsed power, (2) Significant progress in the application of transient plasma to ignition, with results during the previous year in the ignition of pulse detonation engines, and (3) Significant progress in the study of the effects of nanosecond pulsed electric fields on biological cells, including visualization of intracellular calcium bursts and certain additional processes in Jurkat-T lymphocytes. During the next year we plan to develop advanced pulse generation devices for both biological applications and transient plasma ignition, and conduct further experiments in collaborations with several institutions.