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Title: Hybrid X-pinch with conical electrodes

Abstract

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.

Authors:
; ; ; ;  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  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)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21531997
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3504226; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRODES; EXPLODING WIRES; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA; SOFT X RADIATION; X-RAY SOURCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; WIRES; X RADIATION

Citation Formats

Shelkovenko, T A, Pikuz, S A, Cahill, A D, Knapp, P F, Hammer, D A, Sinars, D B, Tilikin, I N, and Mishin, S N. Hybrid X-pinch with conical electrodes. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1063/1.3504226.
Shelkovenko, T A, Pikuz, S A, Cahill, A D, Knapp, P F, Hammer, D A, Sinars, D B, Tilikin, I N, & Mishin, S N. Hybrid X-pinch with conical electrodes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3504226
Shelkovenko, T A, Pikuz, S A, Cahill, A D, Knapp, P F, Hammer, D A, Sinars, D B, Tilikin, I N, and Mishin, S N. 2010. "Hybrid X-pinch with conical electrodes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3504226.
@article{osti_21531997,
title = {Hybrid X-pinch with conical electrodes},
author = {Shelkovenko, T A and Pikuz, S A and Cahill, A D and Knapp, P F and Hammer, D A and Sinars, D B and Tilikin, I N and Mishin, S N},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1063/1.3504226},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21531997}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 11,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}