Stability of compression of the inner array plasma in nested arrays
- Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research (Russian Federation)
The implosion of nested fiber/wire arrays was studied experimentally at the Angara-5-1 facility. The outer array consisted of kapron fibers, while the inner array was made of tungsten wires. The experiments were carried out at a discharge current of 3 MA. Stable compression of the inner array plasma was achieved by increasing the number of fibers in the outer array. In this case, a compact Z-pinch formed at the array axis. Near the pinch, no trailing plasma produced from the high-Z material of the inner array and capable of scattering and reradiating X-ray photons was observed. The trailing edge of the X-ray pulse was found to shorten in the absence of the trailing plasma around the pinch.
- OSTI ID:
- 22760304
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Physics Reports, Journal Name: Plasma Physics Reports Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 43; ISSN PPHREM; ISSN 1063-780X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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