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Pegasus liner stability experiments: Diagnostics and experimental results

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OSTI ID:338537
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

A series of experiments to compare imploding cylindrical liner performance with Magneto-HydroDynamic (MHD) modeling has been performed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Pegasus capacitor bank. Several configurations of aluminum liners have been used; some with initial perturbations and some smooth. Instability growth resulting from the perturbations has been observed with high resolution. Load diagnostics included radial x-rays, fiber optic impact pins, and VISAR (Velocity Interferometer for a Surface of Any Reflector). Diagnostic results and comparisons for several liner stability (LS) experiments are presented.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
338537
Report Number(s):
CONF-980601--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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