DocumentCode :
833973
Title :
Radiography of Foam Targets in Wire-Array 
-Pinches
Author :
Palmer, James B A ; Bott, Simon C. ; Bland, Simon N. ; Ampleford, David J. ; Lebedev, Sergey V. ; Chittenden, Jeremy P. ; Suzuki-Vidal, Franciso
Author_Institution :
AWE Aldermaston, Reading
Volume :
36
Issue :
4
fYear :
2008
Firstpage :
1272
Lastpage :
1273
Abstract :
Wire-array Z-pinches with low-density cylindrical foam targets on-axis have been used in inertial-confinement-fusion research on the 20-MA facility Z, but the effect of the targets on array performance is not fully understood. Experiments to investigate how the targets behave prior to array implosion, when they are bombarded by precursor plasma, have been carried out on the 1-MA MAGPIE generator. This paper presents data from X-pinch point-projection radiography, a primary diagnostic in these experiments.
Keywords :
Z pinch; explosions; foams; plasma diagnostics; radiography; MAGPIE generator; X-point-projection radiography; X-ray pulse; dynamic hohlraum; implosion; inertial-confinement-fusion research experiments; low-density cylindrical foam; wire-array Z-pinches; Aluminum; DH-HEMTs; Diagnostic radiography; Fusion power generation; Laboratories; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma temperature; Tungsten; Wires; $x$ $z$
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0093-3813
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.924418
Filename :
4599070
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