Development of a high and low impedance diode testing facility at AWE Aldermaston

Author

Sinclair, M. ; Aedy, Chris ; Cooper, Graham ; Critchley, Andrew ; Crotch, Ian ; Hamlett, Andy ; McLean, John ; O´Malley, John ; Phillips, Martin ; Quillin, Steve ; Threadgold, Jim

Author_Institution

Hydrodynamics Dept., AWE Aldermaston, Aldermaston, UK

fYear

2004

fDate

18-23 July 2004

Firstpage

231

Lastpage

234

Abstract

To meet the future resolution targets for radiography of hydrodynamic experiments at A WE, the Hydrodynamics Department is creating a dedicated Diode Research Facility (DRF). To perform low impedance diode research (self and rod pinch diodes), the X-ray simulator Eros has been acquired. To drive the high impedance diodes (paraxial and immersed Bz) the EMU machine will be co-located with Eros. The co-location of machines will facilitate the sharing of plasma and X-ray diagnostics being developed at A WE, including a quadrature and heterodyne interferometer and an X-ray framing camera.

Keywords

hydrodynamics; light interferometers; pinch effect; plasma X-ray sources; plasma diagnostics; plasma diodes; radiography; AWE Aldermaston; Eros X-ray simulator; X-ray diagnostics; X-ray framing camera; diode research facility; diode testing facility; heterodyne interferometer; hydrodynamic experiments; plasma diagnostics; quadrature interferometer; radiography; rod pinch diodes; self magnetic pinch;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS 2004), 2004 International Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-5-87911-088-3

Type

conf

Filename

6220527