Megampere Z-Pinches Powered from Magneto-Cumulative Generators Based Power Sources

Author

Selemir, V.D. ; Demidov, V.A. ; Repin, P.B. ; Orlov, A.P. ; Ermolovich, V.F. ; Boriskin, A.S. ; Spirov, G.M. ; Pikulin, I.V. ; Volkov, A.A. ; Tatsenko, O.M. ; Moiseenko, A.N. ; Markevtsev, I.M. ; Kazakov, S.A. ; Shapovalov, E.V. ; Giterman, B.P. ; Vlasov,

Author_Institution

Russian Federal Nucl. Center, Sarov

fYear

2007

Firstpage

582

Lastpage

582

Abstract

Summary form only given. The paper presents investigation results on development of soft X-ray radiation sources based on imploding multi-wire Z-pinches, powered from magneto-cumulative generators. Parameters of the source, realized with fast helical magneto-cumulative generator MCG-200, are close to calculation results: an energy of the X-ray radiation is 180 kJ in a pulse with the width at half height of ~20 ns, the pinch plasma temperature is 65 eV, a current amplitude in the liner load is 5.3 MA at a rise time of 400 ns. The research on optimization of the X-ray radiation source parameters with the power source based on the magneto-cumulative generator of 240 mm diameter are being continued. Up to now the current of 14 MA amplitude and rise time of 1.3 mus could be supplied into the liner load . A length of the generated pulse of the X-ray radiation is 60 ns at half height, the pinch plasma temperature is ~60 eV.

Keywords

Z pinch; plasma X-ray sources; current 5.3 MA; electron volt energy 65 eV; energy 180 kJ; magneto-cumulative generators; megampere Z-pinches; pinch plasma temperature; power sources; size 240 mm; soft X-ray radiation sources; time 400 ns; Nuclear power generation; Plasma temperature; Power generation; Pulse generation; Space vector pulse width modulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0915-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345888

Filename

4345888