Determination of plasma pinch time and effective current radius of double planar wire array implosions from current measurements on a 1-MA linear transformer driver

Steiner, Adam M.; Yager-Elorriaga, David A.; Patel, Sonal G.; Jordan, Nicholas M.; Gilgenbach, Ronald M.; Safronova, Alla S.; Kantsyrev, Victor L.; Shlyaptseva, Veronica V.; Shrestha, Ishor; Schmidt-Petersen, Maximillian T.

doi:10.1063/1.4965241

Title: Determination of plasma pinch time and effective current radius of double planar wire array implosions from current measurements on a 1-MA linear transformer driver

Journal Article · Thu Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4965241· OSTI ID:1329489

^[1]; Yager-Elorriaga, David A. ^[1]; Patel, Sonal G. ^[1];

^[1];

^[1]; Safronova, Alla S. ^[2]; Kantsyrev, Victor L. ^[2]; Shlyaptseva, Veronica V. ^[2]; Shrestha, Ishor ^[2]; Schmidt-Petersen, Maximillian T. ^[2]

Plasma, Pulsed Power, and Microwave Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, USA

View Accepted Manuscript (Publisher)

Cite

Export

Save

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001984; SC0012328

OSTI ID:: 1329489

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Vol. 23 Journal Issue: 10; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of PhysicsCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 9 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (28)

MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan Gilgenbach, R. M.; Gomez, M. R.; Zier, J. C. DENSE Z-PINCHES: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Dense Z-Pinches, AIP Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3079742	conference	January 2009
Radiation from mixed multi-planar wire arrays Safronova, A. S.; Kantsyrev, V. L.; Esaulov, A. A. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4864335	journal	March 2014
Radiation from Ag high energy density Z-pinch plasmas and applications to lasing Weller, M. E.; Safronova, A. S.; Kantsyrev, V. L. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865368	journal	March 2014
Voltage measurements at the vacuum post-hole convolute of the $Z$ pulsed-power accelerator Waisman, E. M.; McBride, R. D.; Cuneo, M. E. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 17, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.17.120401	journal	December 2014
Development and tests of fast 1-MA linear transformer driver stages Kim, A. A.; Mazarakis, M. G.; Sinebryukhov, V. A. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 12, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.050402	journal	May 2009
High current, 0.5-MA, fast, 100-ns, linear transformer driver experiments Mazarakis, Michael G.; Fowler, William E.; Kim, Alexander A. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 12, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.050401	journal	May 2009
Radiation sources with planar wire arrays and planar foils for inertial confinement fusion and high energy density physics research Kantsyrev, V. L.; Chuvatin, A. S.; Safronova, A. S. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865367	journal	March 2014
Planar Wire-Array $Z$ -Pinch Implosion Dynamics and X-Ray Scaling at Multiple-MA Drive Currents for a Compact Multisource Hohlraum Configuration Jones, B.; Ampleford, D. J.; Vesey, R. A. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 12 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.125001	journal	March 2010
Modeling of K-shell Al and Mg radiation from compact single, double planar and cylindrical alloyed Al wire array plasmas produced on the 1 MA Zebra generator at UNR Yilmaz, Mehmet F.; Safronova, Alla S.; Kantsyrev, Victor L. High Energy Density Physics, Vol. 8, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2011.10.002	journal	March 2012
X-ray diagnostics of imploding plasmas from planar wire arrays composed of Cu and few tracer Al wires on the 1MA pulsed power generator at UNR Safronova, A. S.; Kantsyrev, V. L.; Esaulov, A. A. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2965785	journal	October 2008
A review of new wire arrays with open and closed magnetic configurations at the 1.6MA Zebra generator for radiative properties and opacity effects Kantsyrev, V. L.; Safronova, A. S.; Esaulov, A. A. High Energy Density Physics, Vol. 5, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2009.04.001	journal	September 2009
Wire array implosion characteristics from determination of load inductance on the Z pulsed-power accelerator Waisman, Eduardo M.; Cuneo, M. E.; Stygar, W. A. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 11, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1689969	journal	May 2004
Technique for fabrication of ultrathin foils in cylindrical geometry for liner-plasma implosion experiments with sub-megaampere currents Yager-Elorriaga, D. A.; Steiner, A. M.; Patel, S. G. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 86, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4935838	journal	November 2015
Planar Wire Array as Powerful Radiation Source Kantsyrev, V. L.; Rudakov, L. I.; Safronova, A. S. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 34, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2006.883395	journal	October 2006
High-Current Linear Transformer Driver Development at Sandia National Laboratories Mazarakis, Michael G.; Fowler, William E.; LeChien, K. L. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 38, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2009.2035318	journal	April 2010
Implosion dynamics and radiation characteristics of wire-array Z pinches on the Cornell Beam Research Accelerator McBride, R. D.; Shelkovenko, T. A.; Pikuz, S. A. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 16, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3054537	journal	January 2009
Energy loss due to eddy current in linear transformer driver cores Kim, A. A.; Mazarakis, M. G.; Manylov, V. I. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 13, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.13.070401	journal	July 2010
Double planar wire array as a compact plasma radiation source Kantsyrev, V. L.; Rudakov, L. I.; Safronova, A. S. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 15, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2896577	journal	March 2008
Time-resolved voltage measurements of Z-pinch radiation sources with a vacuum voltmeter Murphy, D. P.; Allen, R. J.; Weber, B. V. Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, Issue 10 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2956829	journal	October 2008
Shaping the output pulse of a linear-transformer-driver module Stygar, W. A.; Fowler, W. E.; LeChien, K. R. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 12, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.030402	journal	March 2009
Architecture of petawatt-class $z$ -pinch accelerators Stygar, W. A.; Cuneo, M. E.; Headley, D. I. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 10, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.10.030401	journal	March 2007
Double and Single Planar Wire Arrays on University-Scale Low-Impedance LTD Generator Safronova, Alla S.; Kantsyrev, Victor L.; Weller, Michael E. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 44, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2016.2538291	journal	April 2016
Searching for efficient X-ray radiators for wire array Z-pinch plasmas using mid-atomic-number single planar wire arrays on Zebra at UNR Safronova, A. S.; Esaulov, A. A.; Kantsyrev, V. L. High Energy Density Physics, Vol. 7, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2011.05.008	journal	December 2011
Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor experiments on a MegaAmpere linear transformer driver Zier, J. C.; Gilgenbach, R. M.; Chalenski, D. A. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 19, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3690088	journal	March 2012
Low-inductance gas switches for linear transformer drivers Woodworth, J. R.; Alexander, J. A.; Gruner, F. R. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 12, Issue 6, Article No. 060401 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.060401	journal	June 2009
Conceptual designs of two petawatt-class pulsed-power accelerators for high-energy-density-physics experiments Stygar, W. A.; Awe, T. J.; Bailey, J. E. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, Vol. 18, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.18.110401	journal	November 2015
Implosion dynamics in double planar wire array Z pinches Williamson, K. M.; Kantsyrev, V. L.; Esaulov, A. A. Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3511775	journal	November 2010
Plasma Formation and Implosion Structure in Wire Array $Z$ Pinches Chittenden, J. P.; Lebedev, S. V.; Bell, A. R. Physical Review Letters, Vol. 83, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.100	journal	July 1999

Similar Records

Planar Wire-Array Z-Pinch Implosion Dynamics and X-Ray Scaling at Multiple-MA Drive Currents for a Compact Multisource Hohlraum Configuration

Journal Article · Fri Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review Letters · OSTI ID:1329489

Jones, B; Ampleford, D J; Vesey, R A; +14 more

Study of the effect of current rise time on the formation of the precursor column in cylindrical wire array Z pinches at 1 MA

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · Physics of Plasmas · OSTI ID:1329489

Bott, S C; Haas, D M; Eshaq, Y; +17 more

Characteristics of implosion and radiation for aluminum planar wire array z-pinch at 1.5 MA

Journal Article · Sat Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2012 · Physics of Plasmas · OSTI ID:1329489

Liangping, Wang; Jian, Wu; Mo, Li; +4 more

Title: Determination of plasma pinch time and effective current radius of double planar wire array implosions from current measurements on a 1-MA linear transformer driver

Citation Formats

References (28)

Similar Records

Related Subjects