Title :
Wire array Z-pinch insights for high X-ray power generation
Author :
Sanford, T.W.L. ; Mock, R.C. ; Marder, B.M. ; Desjarlais, M.P. ; Nash, T.J. ; Spielman, R.B. ; Peterson, D.L. ; Whitney, K.G. ; Apruzese, J.P. ; Pulsifer, P.E. ; Mosher, D.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
6/20/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Comparisons of detailed measured implosion characteristics of annular wire array Z-pinches with those modeled and simulated give insight into pinch dynamics and X-ray power generation
Keywords :
X-ray production; Z pinch; plasma instability; X-ray power generation; high X-ray power generation; implosion characteristics; pinch dynamics; wire array Z-pinch insights; Aluminum; Laboratories; Plasma temperature; Power generation; Predictive models; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Saturn; Space vector pulse width modulation; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1998. BEAMS '98. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4287-9
DOI :
10.1109/BEAMS.1998.822420