Title :
Extreme-UV Self-Emission From Plasma-Focus Radial Wire Array
Author :
Ampleford, David J. ; Bland, Simon N. ; Lebedev, Sergey V. ; Chittenden, Jeremy P. ; Hall, Gareth N. ; Suzuki-Vidal, E. ; Jennings, Christopher Ashley ; Cuneo, Michael E. ; Rogers, T.J. ; Cleveland, Monica ; McBride, Ryan David ; Serrano, Jason D. ; Peyto
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
The plasma bubble formed by a radial wire array with an extended cathode is viewed by an extreme-ultraviolet imaging system. The wire array setup, which has similarities to a plasma focus, leads to the acceleration of the bubble along the cathode stalk. The images show the evolution of the bubble as it propagates along the stalk and then stagnates on the axis.
Keywords :
bubbles; cathodes; plasma diagnostics; plasma focus; bubble acceleration; bubble stagnation; cathode; cathode stalk; extreme-UV self-emission; extreme-ultraviolet imaging system; plasma bubble; plasma-focus radial wire array; radial wire array; Acceleration; Arrays; Cathodes; Laboratories; Magnetic resonance imaging; Plasmas; Wires; Magneto hydrodynamics; Wire array z-pinch; X-ray imaging; plasma diagnostics; plasma pinch;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2011.2166278
