Results from the Los Alamos Fast Liner Experiment

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1048-8_34· OSTI ID:6281424

Sherwood, A R; Cantrell, E L; Ekdahl, C A; Henins, I; Hoida, H W; Jarboe, T R; Klingner, P L; Malone, R C; Marshall, J; Sawyer, G A

Experimental results for aluminum liners imploded magnetically were obtained using a 1.75 MJ portion of the Scyllac capacitor bank at Los Alamos. Typical liner dimensions are 10-cm length, 5-cm diameter, and 1-mm initial thickness; because they are thick, these liners remain near solid density throughout the implosion. Implosion velocities of 4 to 6 x 10/sup 5/ cm/s have been consistently attained. These results agree well with theoretical calculations, which will also be presented. Results obtained with various diagnostics will be presented including voltage and current measurements, pin probes, magnetic field compression probes, and flash x-ray shadowgraphs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6281424
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-79-1409; CONF-790540-8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700104* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Plasma Kinetics-Experimental-- (-1987)
CAPACITORS
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
CURRENTS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
IMPLOSIONS
LINERS
PINCH DEVICES
SCYLLAC DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
TOROIDAL THETA PINCH DEVICES
VELOCITY