An oil-free compact X-pinch plasma radiation source: Design and radiation performance
Abstract
This paper describes a new, high-current, X-pinch radiation source recently developed and tested at Idaho State University. Our design is based on two linear transformer driver (LTD) bricks arranged in side-by-side geometry and directly coupled with an X-pinch load. The salient features of our 2-LTD-bricks are its simplicity, compactness, and portability: there is no oil, no water, and no SF6. It can be easily relocated to any place where a compact X-pinch radiation source is wanted. The driver can store up to 2.8 kJ of initial energy and can deliver more than 200-kA peak-current with less than 200-ns, 10%-90%, rise time into a short-circuit load. When the driver is coupled with an X-pinch load, it generates a very fast and bright radiation pulse. Source size measurements indicate that this radiation originates from a very small dense plasma, known as a “hot spot.”
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4986460
Entities
People
- George R. Imel
- Rick B. Spielman
- Роман Шаповалов
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Idaho State University
- Sandia National Laboratories