Title :
Two- and three-wire loads for large current machines
Author :
Terry, Robert E. ; Apruzese, John P.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Energetic implosions, using two or three load wires to create a focused axial stagnation of dense wire cores amidst the assembled precursor plasma, are examined with respect to the trade between the implosion mass lost to precursor ablation and the mass or kinetic energy available at stagnation. The calculated kinetic energy at stagnation serves as the primary source for the output X-radiation which is estimated with a tabulated collisional radiative model.
Keywords :
exploding wires; explosions; plasma X-ray sources; plasma collision processes; X-radiation source; collisional radiative model; dense wire core axial stagnation; implosion mass lost; kinetic energy; large current machines; precursor ablation; three-wire loads; two-wire loads; wire implosions; Assembly; Corona; Inductance; Kinetic energy; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma sources; Proximity effect; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2004.841204
