Capillary discharge source for high-fidelity plasma radiation source loads

Summary form only given, as follows. A KCl Capillary Discharge Source (CDS) has been investigated as z-pinch loads. PRS experiments have shown that filled-in radial mass distributions for z-pinch loads implode more stably and have higher x-ray output than shell-like distributions. Presently, gas puffs (neon, argon, etc.) could give this filled-in structure. Our experiments showed that uniform fills can be produced from powdered materials using the CDS technique. The CDS produces a uniform fill that is already pre-ionized. As an alternative to argon, the KCl plasma, used in a z-pinch, will immediately increase the spectral content of the radiation.