Title :
Gas-puff z-pinch plasmas driven by inductive voltage adder-inductive energy storage pulsed power generator ASO-X
Author :
Murayama, K. ; Nishi, T. ; Teramoto, Y. ; Kohno, S. ; Katsuki, S. ; Lisitsyn, I.V. ; Akiyama, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kumamoto Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Gas-puff z-pinch plasmas are driven by an inductive voltage adder-inductive energy storage pulsed power generator "ASO-X" and the behavior of the plasma column and the spatial distribution of hot spots are investigated. ASO-X has a maximum output voltage and current of 180 kV and 400 kA respectively and can provide a fast current rise rate with the plasma opening switch (POS). By using ASO-X with POS operation, the stability of the plasma column and the spatial distribution of hot spots are improved.
Keywords :
Z pinch; inductive energy storage; plasma production; plasma switches; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; pulsed power switches; 180 kV; 400 kA; ASO-X pulsed power generator; current rise rate; gas-puff z-pinch plasmas; hot spots spatial distribution; inductive voltage adder-inductive energy storage; plasma column; plasma opening switches; Capacitors; Cathodes; Energy storage; Plasma density; Plasma sources; Plasma stability; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5498-2
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1999.823708
