DocumentCode
563386
Title
How 3D effects limit X-ray power in wire array Z-pinches
Author
Chittenden, J.P. ; Lebedev, S.V. ; Cuneo, M.E. ; Jennings, C.A. ; Ciardi, A.
Author_Institution
Imperial College, Blacken Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BZ, U.K
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
23-28 June 2002
Firstpage
354
Lastpage
357
Abstract
The effect of the complex 3D structure of imploding wire array Z-pinch plasmas on their X-ray power production is investigated using a 3D resistive MHD code. The break up of the wires at the start of the implosion is found to produce “debris” which shunts the current away from the implosion and limits the level of plasma compression at stagnation and hence the radiative power.
Keywords
Hydrodynamics; USA Councils;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2002 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM, USA
ISSN
0094-243X
Print_ISBN
978-0-7354-0107-5
Type
conf
Filename
6219580
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