Implosion dynamics and Spectroscopy of X-pinches and Wire arrays with doped Al wires on the UNR 1MA Z-pinch generator
- Physics Department/220, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 (United States)
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185 (United States)
- KTech Corp., Albuquerque, NM 87123 (United States)
The study of implosion dynamics and spectroscopy of X-pinches and wire arrays with Al wires alloyed or coated with other near-Z or higher-Z materials is discussed. In particular, X-pinches from two combined Al 5056 and Mo wires and composed from four identical Al 5056 (5%Mg) wires and Cu clad Al (90% Al and 10%Cu) are studied. In addition, wire arrays with Alumel wires (95% Ni and 5% Al) and with Al 5056 wires (uncoated) and coated with 5% NaF are investigated. Spatially-resolved and integrated x-ray spectral data and time integrated and time-gated pinhole x-ray images accumulated in these X-pinch and wire array experiments on the UNR 1MA Zebra generator are analyzed. Modeling of K-shell radiation from Mg provides K-shell plasma parameters for all Al 5056 wire experiments, whereas modeling of L-shell radiation from Ni, Cu, and Mo provide parameters for L-shell plasmas. The importance of using different materials or dopants for understanding of implosion dynamics of different wire materials is illustrated.
- OSTI ID:
- 20729236
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 808; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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