Title :
Effects of radial-density and current profiles on PRSs dynamic mass and imploded energy
Author :
Mosher, D. ; Commisso, R.J. ; Weber, B.V.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Plasma Phys., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The line mass and implosion energy inferred from the PRS implosion time and load current depend on the shapes of gas-puff radial-density and current-history profiles. Snowplow calculations with various density and current profiles are used to determine the dependence of these quantities on the profile shapes. The authors´ results demonstrate the importance of using accurate experimental density and current profiles with radiation-scaling analyses.
Keywords :
Z pinch; plasma production; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; PRS implosion time; current profiles; gas-puff radial-density; implosion energy; line mass; load current; plasma radiation source; radiation-scaling analyses; snowplow calculations; Distributed computing; Geometry; Laboratories; Optical computing; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma sources; Shape; Switches; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5498-2
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1999.823707
