Title :
Cold X-ray simulation technology development at Phoenix
Author :
Nolting, E. ; Miles, L. ; Miller, J. ; Kenyon, V., III ; Spicer, W., Jr. ; Draper, J. ; Parsons, C. ; Warnock, F. ; Fisher, A. ; Peterson, G. ; Terry, R. ; Krishan, M. ; Prasad, R. ; Rondeau, G. ; Sethian, J. ; Pereira, N. ; Cochran, F. ; Smith, R.
Author_Institution :
Carderock Div., Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
When operated in its plasma radiation source (PRS) mode, the Phoenix simulator employs a 1.6 MJ marx capacitor bank to drive a nominal 3/8 Ω diode. During its development, both aluminum wire and puff gas (argon and krypton) loads have been tested. To date, radiation outputs of 50 kJ aluminum and 20 kJ argon K-line radiation have been achieved at 65% of maximum energy storage. This paper emphasizes three aspects of the Phoenix PRS: (1) the operation of the fast rise time gas puff valve, (2) measurements of the implosion dynamics, and (3) the development of a solid deuterium debris shield
Keywords :
X-ray production; X-rays; plasma diodes; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; 1.6 MJ; 20 kJ; 50 kJ; Al; Ar; Kr; Phoenix; aluminum wire; cold X-ray simulation technology; diode; energy storage; gas puff valve; implosion dynamics; marx capacitor bank; plasma radiation source; solid deuterium debris shield; Aluminum; Argon; Capacitors; Diodes; Energy storage; Plasma simulation; Plasma sources; Plasma x-ray sources; Testing; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 1995, NSREC '95 Workshop Record., 1995 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Madison, WI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3100-1
DOI :
10.1109/REDW.1995.483406
