Electromagnetic implosion of spherical liner

Journal Article · Mon Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Physical Review Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.98· OSTI ID:6634979

Degnan, J H; Lehr, F M; Beason, J D; Baca, G P; Bell, D E; Chesley, A L; Coffey, S K; Dietz, D; Dunlap, D B; Englert, S E; Englert, T J; Gale, D G; Graham, J D; Havranek, J J; Holmberg, C D; Hussey, T W; Lewis, R A; Outten, C A; Peterkin, Jr, R E; Price, D W ; Roderick, N F; Ruden, E L; Shumlak, U; Smith, G A; Turchi, P J ^[1]

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1. High Energy Plasma Division, Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 87117-5776 (United States)

We have magnetically driven a tapered-thickness spherical aluminum shell implosion with a 12.5 MA axial discharge. The initially 4 cm radius, 0.1 to 0.2 cm thick, [plus minus]45[sup [degree]] latitude shell was imploded along conical electrodes. The implosion time was approximately 15 [mu]sec. Radiography indicated substantial agreement with 2D-MHD calculations. Such [ital calculations] for this experiment [ital predict] final inner-surface implosion velocity of 2.5 to 3 cm/[mu]sec, peak pressure of 56 Mbar, and peak density of 16.8 g/cm[sup 3] ([gt]6 times solid density). The principal experimental result is a demonstration of the feasibility of electromagnetic-driven spherical liner implosions in the cm/[mu]sec regime.

• OSTI ID: 6634979
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (United States), Vol. 74:1; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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