Title :
Polarity contact and risetime effects on the dynamics of wire array Z-pinches
Author :
Chalenski, D.A. ; Greenly, J.B. ; Kusse, B.R.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Plasma Studies, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
The data presented in this paper are the culmination of many experiments studying the combined effects of contact, polarity and risetime on wire array z-pinches. The data are collected on 16-wire Aluminum z-pinch arrays in both negative and positive polarity, with solder and no-solder contacts, and with 100-200 ns risetimes. Diodes and diamond detectors, inductive voltage monitor, 150 ps pulsed laser, metal-strip bolometer, and XUV 4-frame camera and optical streak camera are used in the experiments.
Keywords :
Z pinch; bolometers; diodes; plasma diagnostics; sensors; XUV 4-frame camera and; diamond detectors; diodes; inductive voltage monitor; metal-strip bolometer; optical streak camera; polarity contact; pulsed laser; risetime effects; soldered contacts; wire array Z-pinches; Cameras; Contacts; Electrodes; Hardware; Laboratories; Phased arrays; Plasmas; Soldering; Voltage; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science - Abstracts, 2009. ICOPS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2617-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2009.5227652
