Analysis of an argon z pinch driven by ambiorix, A 2 MA pulsed power generator

Author

Voisin, L. ; Cassany, B. ; Desanlis, T. ; Galtie, A. ; Bicrel, B. ; Dubois, J.L. ; Hubert, S.

Author_Institution

CEA/Centre d´´Etudes Scientifiques et Tech. d´´Aquitaine, Le Barp, France

fYear

2009

fDate

1-5 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Summary form only given. Ambiorix is a 0.5 ?? generator which can deliver a 2.2 MA, 100 ns pulse current. It is located at CESTA, a centre of the French Atomic Commission. A gas puff with neon and argon gases is commonly used. In this paper, we present the design and the preliminary results for a high resolution X-ray spectrometer in an argon z pinch configuration. 2 kinds of spectrum have been obtained: one integrated time in association with a X-Ray CCD. One resolved time in association with a streak camera We present also visible 2d pictures obtained with an ultra speed intensified imaging. 4 less than 10 ns images can be obtained during the pinch generation. It allows us to understand and to improve the behaviour and the dynamic of the compression.

Keywords

Z pinch; argon; argon Z pinch driven; gas puff; high resolution X-ray spectrometer; pulsed power generator; ultra speed intensified imaging; Argon; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Gases; High-resolution imaging; Image resolution; Power generation; Pulse generation; Spectroscopy; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science - Abstracts, 2009. ICOPS 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2617-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2009.5227415

Filename

5227415