Diagnostics of the thick carbon fibre z-pinch

Journal Article · Mon May 05 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.53828· OSTI ID:21172374

Davies, H; Lorenz, A ^[1]; Kravarik, J; Kubes, P ^[2]

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1. Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, Prince Consort Rd., London SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom)
2. Czech Technical University, Technicha 166 27 Prague (Czech Republic)

Results of a recent experiment on the IMP generator (11 kJ, 600 kV) at Imperial College are presented 360 {mu}m carbon fibres were used. The plasma was diagnosed with time resolved (from PIN diodes) and time integrated (pinhole camera) x-ray diagnostics, and time resolved optical emission diagnostics. The plasma was found to expand little during the main current pulse. Fragments of fibre recovered from the machine indicated that <1% of the fibre had been ionised. The x-ray diagnostics revealed a low-temperature, narrow diameter coronal plasma.

• OSTI ID: 21172374
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 409; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CAMERAS
CARBON FIBERS
LINEAR Z PINCH DEVICES
LONGITUDINAL PINCH
PLASMA
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA PRODUCTION
PULSES
TIME RESOLUTION
X RADIATION