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Analysis of radial radiography for the liner stability series at Pegasus: PGII-59, PGII-62, and PGII-63
Abstract
Recently, three liner stability experiments were performed at the Pegasus II pulsed power facility to determine the asymmetric variations in the material density of a cylindrical liner during an electro-magnetically driven implosion. The initial campaign consisted of three experiments, designated LS-1, LS-2, and LS-3. LS-1 and LS-2 were driven with a peak current of approximately 4.2 MA, whereas the peak current for LS-3 was approximately 6.4 MA. All three liners initially were 0.4 mm wall aluminum cylinders with a mean radius of 2.38 cm and a height of 2.0 cm. The inner surface of each liner was coated with a thin (18--23 {micro}m) layer of gold to aid in the determination of the position of the inner surface of the liner. Radial radiography was used to characterize the z-dependent and {theta}-dependent instabilities that were observed as the liner contracted.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 527534
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-97-2410; CONF-9706113-21
ON: DE97008808; TRN: 97:018527
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 11. IEEE international pulsed power conference, Baltimore, MD (United States), 29 Jun - 2 Jul 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY; LINERS; X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY; IMPLOSIONS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; CAPACITIVE ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT; X-RAY SOURCES
Citation Formats
Morgan, D V, Platts, D, Shlachter, J S, Martinez, D L, and Carpenter, B. Analysis of radial radiography for the liner stability series at Pegasus: PGII-59, PGII-62, and PGII-63. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Morgan, D V, Platts, D, Shlachter, J S, Martinez, D L, & Carpenter, B. Analysis of radial radiography for the liner stability series at Pegasus: PGII-59, PGII-62, and PGII-63. United States.
Morgan, D V, Platts, D, Shlachter, J S, Martinez, D L, and Carpenter, B. 1997.
"Analysis of radial radiography for the liner stability series at Pegasus: PGII-59, PGII-62, and PGII-63". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/527534.
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title = {Analysis of radial radiography for the liner stability series at Pegasus: PGII-59, PGII-62, and PGII-63},
author = {Morgan, D V and Platts, D and Shlachter, J S and Martinez, D L and Carpenter, B},
abstractNote = {Recently, three liner stability experiments were performed at the Pegasus II pulsed power facility to determine the asymmetric variations in the material density of a cylindrical liner during an electro-magnetically driven implosion. The initial campaign consisted of three experiments, designated LS-1, LS-2, and LS-3. LS-1 and LS-2 were driven with a peak current of approximately 4.2 MA, whereas the peak current for LS-3 was approximately 6.4 MA. All three liners initially were 0.4 mm wall aluminum cylinders with a mean radius of 2.38 cm and a height of 2.0 cm. The inner surface of each liner was coated with a thin (18--23 {micro}m) layer of gold to aid in the determination of the position of the inner surface of the liner. Radial radiography was used to characterize the z-dependent and {theta}-dependent instabilities that were observed as the liner contracted.},
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