Abstract
A systematic experimental study of annular aluminum-wire z-pinches on the Saturn accelerator shows that, for the first time, the measured spatial characteristics and x-ray powers can approach those of two-dimensional, radiation-magneto-hydrodynamic simulations when large numbers of wires are used. Calculations show that the implosion begins to transition from that of individual plasma wires to that of a continuous plasma shell, when the circumferential gap between wires in the array is reduced below 1.4 +1.3/-0.7 mm. This calculated gap coincides with the measured transition of 1.4 {+-} 0.4 mm between the observed regimes of slow and rapid improvement in power output with decreasing gap. In the plasma-shell regime, x-ray powers in excess of a factor of three over that generated in the plasma-wire region are measured. (author). 5 figs., 16 refs.
Sanford, T W.L.;
Allshouse, G O;
Marder, B M
[1]
- Sandia Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); and others
Citation Formats
Sanford, T W.L., Allshouse, G O, and Marder, B M.
X-ray power increase from symmetrized wire-array Z-pinch implosions.
Czech Republic: N. p.,
1996.
Web.
Sanford, T W.L., Allshouse, G O, & Marder, B M.
X-ray power increase from symmetrized wire-array Z-pinch implosions.
Czech Republic.
Sanford, T W.L., Allshouse, G O, and Marder, B M.
1996.
"X-ray power increase from symmetrized wire-array Z-pinch implosions."
Czech Republic.
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title = {X-ray power increase from symmetrized wire-array Z-pinch implosions}
author = {Sanford, T W.L., Allshouse, G O, and Marder, B M}
abstractNote = {A systematic experimental study of annular aluminum-wire z-pinches on the Saturn accelerator shows that, for the first time, the measured spatial characteristics and x-ray powers can approach those of two-dimensional, radiation-magneto-hydrodynamic simulations when large numbers of wires are used. Calculations show that the implosion begins to transition from that of individual plasma wires to that of a continuous plasma shell, when the circumferential gap between wires in the array is reduced below 1.4 +1.3/-0.7 mm. This calculated gap coincides with the measured transition of 1.4 {+-} 0.4 mm between the observed regimes of slow and rapid improvement in power output with decreasing gap. In the plasma-shell regime, x-ray powers in excess of a factor of three over that generated in the plasma-wire region are measured. (author). 5 figs., 16 refs.}
place = {Czech Republic}
year = {1996}
month = {Dec}
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title = {X-ray power increase from symmetrized wire-array Z-pinch implosions}
author = {Sanford, T W.L., Allshouse, G O, and Marder, B M}
abstractNote = {A systematic experimental study of annular aluminum-wire z-pinches on the Saturn accelerator shows that, for the first time, the measured spatial characteristics and x-ray powers can approach those of two-dimensional, radiation-magneto-hydrodynamic simulations when large numbers of wires are used. Calculations show that the implosion begins to transition from that of individual plasma wires to that of a continuous plasma shell, when the circumferential gap between wires in the array is reduced below 1.4 +1.3/-0.7 mm. This calculated gap coincides with the measured transition of 1.4 {+-} 0.4 mm between the observed regimes of slow and rapid improvement in power output with decreasing gap. In the plasma-shell regime, x-ray powers in excess of a factor of three over that generated in the plasma-wire region are measured. (author). 5 figs., 16 refs.}
place = {Czech Republic}
year = {1996}
month = {Dec}
}