Spatially and temporally resolved EUV emissions from SATURN Z-pinches

Summary form only given, as follows. EUV emissions can be used to measure several Z-pinch parameters. We have measured implosion velocity from Doppler splitting of lines and estimated electron temperature during run-in from the mean ionization state of line emissions. In an argon pinch we measure an electron temperature of 100 eV before stagnation. To date doppler split lines have measured implosion velocities less than 40 cm/microsecond. We are presently attempting to measure magnetic field or load current from Zeeman splitting and it may be possible to measure electron density from a Stark-broadened line. Opacity and ion thermal broadening may also contribute to line width information. The spectrometer utilizes a variable line space grating to give a flat focal field. Spectral resolution with a 60 micron detector resolution is up to 3000 and generally increases with wavelength. This is sufficient to detect several plasma line broadening mechanisms. The spectrometer may detect lines above 100 /spl Aring/ and below 1400 /spl Aring/. Spectral range across a microchannel plate stripline detector decreases with increasing wavelength setting. We may gate two striplines with 1 to 12 nsec gates at any time during the pinch discharge. Each stripline spatially images the pinch diameter perpendicular to the direction of dispersion. Spatial resolution in the pinch diameter is 1 mm. Spatial acquisition along the Z axis is also 1 mm. We will present data from argon, krypton, and aluminum Z-pinch discharges on the SATURN accelerator.