Efficient x-ray production from ultrafast gas-puff Z pinches

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.334734· OSTI ID:6145218

Spielman, R B; Hanson, D L; Palmer, M A; Matzen, M K; Hussey, T W; Peek, J M

The Proto-II accelerator has been used to implode krypton and xenon annular gas puffs. A significant fraction of the machine electrical energy was converted first to plasma kinetic energy and then to x rays when the plasma pinched on axis. Quantitative measurements using time-resolved bolometers have shown as much as 10% of the total radiation yield near 1 keV in Xe and 2 keV in Kr. We have compared this radiation yield to the predictions from one-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic code calculations. The implosions were also observed with both time-integrated pinhole cameras and spectrographs. No hard x-ray (E>10 keV) output was observed.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
• OSTI ID: 6145218
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 57:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
IMPLOSIONS
X RADIATION
KRYPTON
PINCH EFFECT
XENON
ACCELERATORS
EFFICIENCY
KEV RANGE 01-10
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PINCH DEVICES
PLASMA PRODUCTION
SPECTROSCOPY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
FLUID MECHANICS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDRODYNAMICS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
KEV RANGE
MECHANICS
NONMETALS
RADIATIONS
RARE GASES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
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