Title :
Extreme states of matter and X-ray generation during vacuum-spark discharges under comparitively small applied voltage
Author_Institution :
High Energy Density Res. Center, Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
New results of the 2D computer simulation of matter transition into extreme states (with maximum pressures of 100-200 Mbar and specific internal energies up to a few 10s of MJ/g) during vacuum discharges induced by picosecond laser beams under comparatively small applied voltages (U0≈150 V-3 kV) are represented. These processes are accompanied by micro plasma focus formation and X-ray radiation generation
Keywords :
X-ray production; electrical engineering computing; physics computing; plasma focus; plasma production by laser; sparks; vacuum breakdown; 100 to 200 Mbar; 150 V to 3 kV; 2D computer simulation; X-ray generation; extreme states; matter transition; micro plasma focus formation; picosecond laser beams; small applied voltage; specific internal energies; vacuum discharges; vacuum-spark discharges; Computer simulation; Laser beams; Laser transitions; Plasma devices; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Sparks; Voltage; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Discharges and Electrical Insulation in Vacuum, 1998. Proceedings ISDEIV. XVIIIth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Eindhoven
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3953-3
DOI :
10.1109/DEIV.1998.740590
