Title :
Wire explosion with 0–1kA per wire
Author :
Kusse, Bruce R. ; Hu, Min ; Chandler, Katherine M. ; Hammer, David A.
Author_Institution :
Lab of Plasma Studies, 369 Upson, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
Abstract :
Explosions of fine wires driven by a 4.5kA peak current peak were studied. The formation of a plasma shell around the wire core was observed. Mass density distributions as a function of time were measured, which provided more quantitative information about wire expansion. Combining these measurements with refractive index measurements from interferometry the phase state of the wire core was determined.
Keywords :
Density measurement; Gold; Particle beams; Plasmas; Shearing; Spatial filters; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2002 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7354-0107-5
