Preliminary results from 1.2 MJ plasma focus device

Author

Borowjecki, M. ; Dubrovski, A.V. ; Gribkov, V.A. ; Jakubowski, J. ; Karpinski, L. ; Miklaszewski, R. ; Scholz, M.P. ; Stepniews, W.

Author_Institution

Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia

fYear

1995

fDate

5-8 June 1995

Firstpage

176

Abstract

Summary form only given, as follows. Preliminary results from 1.2 MJ plasma-focus device PF-1000 operating at the moment within the energy range 100-250 kJ are presented. The following diagnostic equipment is used during the first stage of investigations: fast streak and electro-optical cameras; one-frame laser interferometry and shadowgraphy; X-ray pinhole cameras; silver activation neutron counters; scintillation neutron probes; ion spectrometry; and Rogowski coils, magnetic probes, HV dividers etc. To support experimental investigations several numerical codes were prepared namely: 2D code for initial break-down phenomena modelling; 2D MHD eulerian code for modelling of the plasma dynamics; 2D MHD lagrangian free-point code for modelling of the last phase of the discharge; 2D snow-plow code.

Keywords

light interferometry; photography; plasma diagnostics; plasma focus; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma probes; scintillation counters; streak photography; 1.2 MJ; 100 to 250 kJ; 2D code; Ag activation neutron counters; HV dividers; MHD eulerian code; MHD lagrangian free-point code; PF-1000; Rogowski coils; X-ray pinhole cameras; diagnostic equipment; discharge; electro-optical cameras; initial break-down phenomena modelling; ion spectrometry; magnetic probes; numerical codes; one-frame laser interferometry; plasma dynamics; plasma focus device; scintillation neutron probes; shadowgraphy; snow-plow code; streak cameras; Cameras; Laser modes; Lasers and electrooptics; Magnetohydrodynamics; Neutrons; Plasma devices; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma x-ray sources; Probes; X-ray lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1995. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1995 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Madison, WI, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2669-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1995.531655

Filename

531655