Cylindrical liner z-pinch experiments on the magpie generator

Author

Burdiak, Guy C. ; Lebedev, S.V. ; Harvey-Thompson, A.J. ; Swadling, G.F. ; Skidmore, Jeffrey ; Pickworth, L.A. ; Khoory, E. ; de Grouchy, P.W. ; Suzuki-Vidal, F. ; Bland, Simon N. ; Suttle, L.G. ; Hall, G.N.

Author_Institution

Blackett Lab., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK

fYear

2012

fDate

8-13 July 2012

Abstract

Experimental data from gas-filled cylindrical liner z-pinch experiments is presented. The MAGPIE current (1.4 MA, 240 ns) is applied to a thin walled (80um) aluminium tube with a static gas-fill inside. The system is diagnosed axially using laser interferometry, optical streak photography and optical spectroscopy. We observe a series of cylindrically converging shock waves driven into the gas-fill from the inside liner surface. No bulk motion of the liner occurs.

Keywords

Z pinch; aluminium; photography; plasma diagnostics; plasma shock waves; plasma transport processes; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; Al; MAGPIE current; MAGPIE generator; current 1.4 MA; cylindrically converging shock waves; gas-filled cylindrical liner z-pinch experiments; laser interferometry; optical spectroscopy; optical streak photography; thin walled aluminium tube; time 240 ns; Educational institutions; Electric shock; Generators; Laboratories; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2012 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Edinburgh

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2127-4

Electronic_ISBN

0730-9244

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6384034

Filename

6384034