Studies and optimization of hybrid X-pinches
Studies were carried out on the hybrid X-pinch (HXP) configuration for several wire materials using a 40ns risetime, 300-kA pulsed-power generator with the goal of optimizing the HXP X-ray burst parameters for different applications. The gap distance between the conical electrodes of the hybrid X-pinch was varied from 0.5 to 5 mm for Al, Ag, Ti, and Mo using different wire diameters to maintain a consistent mass per unit length from one material to the next. It was found that 0.5 - 1 mm gap spacing was optimal to obtain a single X-ray burst, while the number of X-ray bursts increased with gap spacing for all materials at a rate of 1-2/mm. Time consistency studies of the first X-ray burst were carried out for Ti wire by changing the gap distance and wire diameter while observing the time of occurrence of the X-ray bursts. It was found that a 40μm Ti wire load with a 3mm electrode gap spacing had the highest probability to have the first X-ray burst reproducibly within a 2 ns time window. Time-resolved and time-integrated diagnostics provided information about the source size, time of occurrence, intensity, and the number of the X-ray bursts.
- Research Organization:
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0018088; NA0003764
- OSTI ID:
- 1775066
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1775067
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Research Express, Vol. 3, Issue 1; ISSN 2516-1067
- Publisher:
- IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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