Simulation analysis of the spherical pinch for neutron and hard X-ray generation in a 1 MJ experiment

Summary form only given. A 1-D Lagrangian hydrodynamic and heat transfer code has been used to derive the design parameters for a 1 MJ experiment of neutron and hard X-ray generation from the Spherical Pinch. The numerical simulation analysis has been performed on the basis of the indications provided by the scaling laws governing the phenomenon. The experiment will make use of 200 condensers of 5 kJ energy, each operating at 60 kV in a special facility of the National Research Council of Canada. The parameters that need to be optimized are neutron and hard X-ray outputs for such industrial applications as nondestructive material radiography. The numerical simulation provides a strong indication that the Spherical Pinch can become a useful source of radiation for material radiography as well as for fusion energy studies.