The effect of gradients at stagnation on K-shell x-ray line emission in high-current Ar gas-puff implosions
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
- Engility Corp., Chantilly, Virginia 20151 (United States)
- Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375 (United States)
Argon gas puffs have produced 330 kJ ± 9% of x-ray radiation above 3 keV photon energy in fast z-pinch implosions, with remarkably reproducible K-shell spectra and power pulses. This reproducibility in x-ray production is particularly significant in light of the variations in instability evolution observed between experiments. Soft x-ray power measurements and K-shell line ratios from a time-resolved spectrum at peak x-ray power suggest that plasma gradients in these high-mass pinches may limit the K-shell radiating mass, K-shell power, and K-shell yield from high-current gas puffs.
- OSTI ID:
- 22408045
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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