Title :
2D dynamics of double liner imploded by high current pulse
Author :
Benattar, R. ; Zakhrov, S.V. ; Nikiforov, A.F. ; Novikov, V.G. ; Gasilov, V.A. ; Krukovski, A.Yu.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Phys. des Milieux Ionises, Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Modeling of implosion of nested tungsten wire arrays on the Z generator by two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic code ZETA including radiation transport with non-LTE-LTE approximation is performed in order to reproduce experimental results. It is shown that it is possible to fit the experimental results if 10% level of initial mass perturbation of the tungsten wire arrays is imposed. The implosion dynamics and the Rayleigh-Taylor instability developed, are discussed. Plasma of the z-pinch is in nonLTE regime
Keywords :
Rayleigh-Taylor instability; Z pinch; exploding wires; plasma instability; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma simulation; Rayleigh-Taylor instability; W; Z generator; ZETA; double liner; high current pulse; implosion; initial mass perturbation; nested W wire arrays; nonLTE regime; radiation transport; two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic code; z-pinch; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature; Plasma transport processes; Plasma x-ray sources; Power generation; Tungsten; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1998. BEAMS '98. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4287-9
DOI :
10.1109/BEAMS.1998.816918
