Investigating radial wire array Z pinches as a compact x-ray source on the Saturn generator

Ampleford, David J.; Bland, S. N.; Jennings, Christopher A.; Lebedev, S. V.; Chittenden, J. P.; Cuneo, Michael E.; McBride, Ryan D.; Jones, Brent Manley; Hall, G. N.; Suzuki-Vidal, F.; Serrano, Jason D.; Bott-Suzuki, S. C.

doi:10.1109/TPS.2015.2436339

Title: Investigating radial wire array Z pinches as a compact x-ray source on the Saturn generator

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Radial wire array z pinches, where wires are positioned radially outward from a central cathode to a concentric anode, can act as a compact bright x-ray source that could potentially be used to drive a hohlraum. Experiments were performed on the 7-MA Saturn generator using radial wire arrays. These experiments studied a number of potential risks in scaling radial wire arrays up from the 1-MA level, where they have been shown to be a promising compact X-ray source. Data indicates that at 7 MA, radial wire arrays can radiate ~9 TW with 10-ns full-width at half-maximum from a compact pinch.

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Ampleford, David J. ^[1]; Bland, S. N. ^[2]; Jennings, Christopher A. ^[1]; Lebedev, S. V. ^[2]; Chittenden, J. P. ^[2]; Cuneo, Michael E. ^[1]; McBride, Ryan D. ^[1]; Jones, Brent Manley ^[1]; Hall, G. N. ^[3]; Suzuki-Vidal, F. ^[4]; Serrano, Jason D. ^[1]; Bott-Suzuki, S. C. ^[5]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Imperial College London, London (United Kingdom)
Imperial College London, London (United Kingdom); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Imperial College London, London (United Kingdom)
Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1235349

Report Number(s):: SAND-2015-2161J
Journal ID: ISSN 0093-3813; 579395; TRN: US1600636

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 43; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0093-3813

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

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                    Ampleford, David J., Bland, S. N., Jennings, Christopher A., Lebedev, S. V., Chittenden, J. P., Cuneo, Michael E., McBride, Ryan D., Jones, Brent Manley, Hall, G. N., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Serrano, Jason D., and Bott-Suzuki, S. C. Investigating radial wire array Z pinches as a compact x-ray source on the Saturn generator.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
Web.  doi:10.1109/TPS.2015.2436339.

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                    Ampleford, David J., Bland, S. N., Jennings, Christopher A., Lebedev, S. V., Chittenden, J. P., Cuneo, Michael E., McBride, Ryan D., Jones, Brent Manley, Hall, G. N., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Serrano, Jason D., & Bott-Suzuki, S. C. Investigating radial wire array Z pinches as a compact x-ray source on the Saturn generator.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2015.2436339

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                    Ampleford, David J., Bland, S. N., Jennings, Christopher A., Lebedev, S. V., Chittenden, J. P., Cuneo, Michael E., McBride, Ryan D., Jones, Brent Manley, Hall, G. N., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Serrano, Jason D., and Bott-Suzuki, S. C. Thu .  
"Investigating radial wire array Z pinches as a compact x-ray source on the Saturn generator".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2015.2436339.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1235349.

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@article{osti_1235349,

  title        = {Investigating radial wire array Z pinches as a compact x-ray source on the Saturn generator},

  author       = {Ampleford, David J. and Bland, S. N. and Jennings, Christopher A. and Lebedev, S. V. and Chittenden, J. P. and Cuneo, Michael E. and McBride, Ryan D. and Jones, Brent Manley and Hall, G. N. and Suzuki-Vidal, F. and Serrano, Jason D. and Bott-Suzuki, S. C.},

  abstractNote = {Radial wire array z pinches, where wires are positioned radially outward from a central cathode to a concentric anode, can act as a compact bright x-ray source that could potentially be used to drive a hohlraum. Experiments were performed on the 7-MA Saturn generator using radial wire arrays. These experiments studied a number of potential risks in scaling radial wire arrays up from the 1-MA level, where they have been shown to be a promising compact X-ray source. Data indicates that at 7 MA, radial wire arrays can radiate ~9 TW with 10-ns full-width at half-maximum from a compact pinch.},

  doi          = {10.1109/TPS.2015.2436339},

  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 43,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

}

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