Title :
Experimental Studies of Hollow Structure Formed in the Dense Core of Exploded Wires
Author :
Pikuz, Sergey A. ; Shelkovenko, Tatiana A. ; Hoyt, Cad L. ; Douglass, Jonathan D. ; Tilikin, Ivan N. ; Mingaleev, Albert R. ; Romanova, Vera M. ; Hammer, David A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Plasma Studies, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Complex hollow structures have been observed in the cores of single exploded wires and multiwire arrays using high-resolution X-ray radiography and laser probing. The radiographs show features supporting earlier research that suggested the core is a foamlike liquid-vapor mixture.
Keywords :
exploding wires; mixtures; pinch effect; plasma diagnostics; complex hollow structures; dense core; foamlike liquid-vapor mixture; high-resolution X-ray radiography; laser probing; multiwire arrays; radiographs; single exploded wire cores; Explosions; Magnetic cores; Plasmas; Radiography; Wires; X-ray imaging; Plasma pinch; X-ray imaging; X-rays; X-rays.; plasmas; wire;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2015.2440101
