Title :
Characteristics of Al:Mg alloy wire array Z-pinches on the Z generator
Author :
Sanford, T.W.L. ; Chandler, G.A. ; Deeney, C. ; Fehl, D.L. ; Nash, N.J. ; Spielman, R.C. ; Stygar, W.A. ; Struve, K.W. ; Mock, R.C. ; Gilliland, T.F. ; Jobe, D.O. ; McGurn, J.S. ; Seamen, J.F. ; Torres, J.A. ; Vargas, M. ; Apruzese, J.P. ; Pulsifer, P.E.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The characteristics of 95% Al:5% Mg alloy wire-array z-pinches formed by the Z generator and their associated X-ray emission are discussed. The arrays consisted of 180 to 266 wires, with each wire being 20-mm long and mounted at radii of 15, 20, or 25 mm. The implosion time of the loads explored was maintained at /spl sim/106 ns (the time which maximized the energy coupling of the generator to the load) by keeping M*R*R constant. M is the array mass that decreased from 7.1 to 4.2 to 2.6 Mg as the radius r was increased.
Keywords :
X-ray production; Z pinch; aluminium alloys; exploding wires; magnesium alloys; plasma simulation; Al:Mg; Al:Mg alloy wire array Z-pinches; X-ray emission; Z generator; array mass; energy coupling; implosion time; Character generation; Energy resolution; Laboratories; Magnetic field measurement; Plasma waves; Plasma x-ray sources; Power generation; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1998. 25th Anniversary. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 1998 IEEE International on
Conference_Location :
Raleigh, NC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4792-7
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1998.677950
