Note: Infrared laser diagnostics for deuterium gas puff Z pinches

Ivanov, V. V.; McKee, E. S.; Hammel, B. D.; Darling, T. W.; Swanson, K. J.; Covington, A. M.

doi:10.1063/1.4995416

Title: Note: Infrared laser diagnostics for deuterium gas puff Z pinches

Journal Article · 24 July 2017 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4995416 · OSTI ID:1474395

^[1]; McKee, E. S. ^[1]; Hammel, B. D. ^[1]; Darling, T. W. ^[1];

^[1]; Covington, A. M. ^[1]

Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)

Deuterium gas puff Z pinches have been used for generation of strong neutron fluxes on the MA class pulse power machines. Due to the low electron density of deuterium Z-pinch plasma, regular laser diagnostics in the visible range cannot be used for observation and study of the pinch. Laser probing at the wavelength of 1064 nm was used for visualization of deuterium plasma. Finally, infrared schlieren and interferometry diagnostics showed the deuterium gas puff plasma dynamics, instabilities, and allowed for the reconstruction of the profile of the plasma density.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0016500; NA0002075; AC52-06NA25946

OSTI ID:: 1474395

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1372413

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 88, Issue 7; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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