Title :
Imploding plasma loads for high power pulsed generators
Author :
Pearlman, J. ; Chu, E. ; Clark, W. ; Gersten, M. ; Katzenstein, J. ; Kolb, A. ; Korn, P. ; Miller, R. ; Peratt, A. ; Rauch, J. ; Richardson, R. ; Riordan, J. ; Shannon, J. ; Wilkinson, M.
Author_Institution :
Maxwell Laboratories, Incorporated 8835 Balboa Avenue San Diego CA 92123 U.S.A.
fDate :
June 29 1981-July 3 1981
Abstract :
Experiments with imploding plasma loads have been carried out with two generators, BLACKJACK 5 and BLACKJACK 3 having peak powers of 10 TW and 1 TW respectively. Using relatively massive wire arrays with array diameters from 0.4 to 1.2 cm and a 3 cm length, parametric studies of imploding plasmas have been completed including effects of array mass and wire material. A broad range of diagnostics have been developed to allow temporal, spatial and spectral characterization of the plasma. Details of the diagnostics and recent experiments will be reviewed.
Keywords :
Generators; Geometry; Materials; Plasmas; Wires; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Electron and Ion Beam Research & Technology, 1981 4th International Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Palaiseau, France
Print_ISBN :
000-0-0000-0000-0
