Hybrid X-pinch with conical electrodes

Journal Article · Mon Nov 15 04:00:00 EST 2010 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3504226· OSTI ID:21531997

Shelkovenko, T A; Pikuz, S A; Cahill, A D; Knapp, P F; Hammer, D A ^[1]; Sinars, D B ^[2]; Tilikin, I N ^[3]; Mishin, S N ^[4]

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1. Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University, 439 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853 (United States)
2. Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700 (Russian Federation)
4. P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, 53 Leninskiy Pr., Moscow 119991 (Russian Federation)

A hybrid X-pinch configuration consisting of solid conical electrodes connected by a wire has been tested on a 45 ns risetime, 500 kA peak current pulsed power generator. Wires of different materials were loaded through holes in the cones; wire lengths were varied from 0.6 to 2 mm. Most of these hybrid X-pinches generated an intense single burst of soft x-rays and developed a single hot spot that was of micron-scale size. Hybrid X-pinches generate less hard x-ray intensity than standard X-pinches.

• OSTI ID: 21531997
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 17; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ELECTRODES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPLODING WIRES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
PINCH EFFECT
PLASMA
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
SOFT X RADIATION
WIRES
X RADIATION
X-RAY SOURCES