DocumentCode :
741000
Title :
Investigating Radial Wire Array 
-Pinches as a Compact X-Ray Source on the Saturn Generator
Author :
Ampleford, David J. ; Bland, Simon N. ; Jennings, Christopher A. ; Lebedev, Sergey V. ; Chittenden, Jeremy P. ; McBride, Ryan D. ; Jones, Brent ; Serrano, Jason D. ; Cuneo, Michael E. ; Hall, Gareth N. ; Suzuki-Vidal, Francisco ; Bott-Suzuki, Simon C.
Author_Institution :
, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume :
43
Issue :
9
fYear :
2015
Firstpage :
3344
Lastpage :
3352
Abstract :
Radial wire array -pinches, where wires are positioned radially outward from a central cathode to a concentric anode, can act as a compact bright X-ray source that could potentially be used to drive a hohlraum. Experiments were performed on the 7-MA Saturn generator using radial wire arrays. These experiments studied a number of potential risks in scaling radial wire arrays up from the 1-MA level, where they have been shown to be a promising compact X-ray source. Data indicate that at 7 MA, radial wire arrays can radiate 
TW with 10-ns full-width at half-maximum from a compact pinch.
Keywords :
Arrays; Cathodes; Generators; Saturn; Wires; X-ray imaging; Inertial Confinement Fusion; Plasma Pinch; Plasma pinch; Radial Wire array $Z$ -pinches; Radial Wire array $Z$-pinches.;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0093-3813
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2015.2436339
Filename :
7226834
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