Spectroscopic Modeling of X-pinch Plasmas from Alloy Wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell Radiators

doi:10.1063/1.2159378

Title: Spectroscopic Modeling of X-pinch Plasmas from Alloy Wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell Radiators

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X-pinch experiments using conichrome alloy wires were implemented on 1MA COBRA facility at Cornell University. X-ray spectral and imaging data were collected. In particular, the spatially-resolved, time-integrated x-ray line K-shell and L-shell spectra of Cr, Co, and Ni ions from these alloy X-pinches were recorded in one pulse using a mica crystal spectrometer. Non-LTE kinetic models were applied to model these spectra. The results of this modeling are presented and the interpretation of K-shell and L-shell Cr, Co, and Ni as well as L-shell Mo spectra from conichrome alloy X-pinches are discussed.

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Ouart, Nicholas; Safronova, Alla; Kantsyrev, Victor; Fedin, Dmitry ^[1]; Douglass, John; McBride, Ryan; Mitchell, Marc; Maxson, Lloyd; Hammer, David ^[2]

Physics Department/220, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 (United States)
Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 46566 (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2006

OSTI Identifier:: 20729276

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Resource Relation:: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings; Journal Volume: 808; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 6. international conference on dense Z-pinches, Oxford (United Kingdom), 25-28 Jul 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2159378; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT ALLOYS; EXPLODING WIRES; K SHELL; L SHELL; LTE; MICA; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL IONS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA SIMULATION; PULSES; RADIATORS; X RADIATION

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                    Ouart, Nicholas, Safronova, Alla, Kantsyrev, Victor, Fedin, Dmitry, Douglass, John, McBride, Ryan, Mitchell, Marc, Maxson, Lloyd, and Hammer, David. Spectroscopic Modeling of X-pinch Plasmas from Alloy Wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell Radiators.  United States: N. p., 2006. 
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                    Ouart, Nicholas, Safronova, Alla, Kantsyrev, Victor, Fedin, Dmitry, Douglass, John, McBride, Ryan, Mitchell, Marc, Maxson, Lloyd, & Hammer, David. Spectroscopic Modeling of X-pinch Plasmas from Alloy Wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell Radiators.  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.2159378.

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                    Ouart, Nicholas, Safronova, Alla, Kantsyrev, Victor, Fedin, Dmitry, Douglass, John, McBride, Ryan, Mitchell, Marc, Maxson, Lloyd, and Hammer, David. Thu .  
        "Spectroscopic Modeling of X-pinch Plasmas from Alloy Wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell Radiators".  United States.  
        doi:10.1063/1.2159378.

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  title        = {Spectroscopic Modeling of X-pinch Plasmas from Alloy Wires with Cr, Co, and Ni K- and L-shell Radiators},

  author       = {Ouart, Nicholas and Safronova, Alla and Kantsyrev, Victor and Fedin, Dmitry and Douglass, John and McBride, Ryan and Mitchell, Marc and Maxson, Lloyd and Hammer, David},

  abstractNote = {X-pinch experiments using conichrome alloy wires were implemented on 1MA COBRA facility at Cornell University. X-ray spectral and imaging data were collected. In particular, the spatially-resolved, time-integrated x-ray line K-shell and L-shell spectra of Cr, Co, and Ni ions from these alloy X-pinches were recorded in one pulse using a mica crystal spectrometer. Non-LTE kinetic models were applied to model these spectra. The results of this modeling are presented and the interpretation of K-shell and L-shell Cr, Co, and Ni as well as L-shell Mo spectra from conichrome alloy X-pinches are discussed.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.2159378},

  journal      = {AIP Conference Proceedings},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 808,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2006},

  month        = {Thu Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2006}

}

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