Dynamics of Imploding Neon Gas Puff Plasmas. I.

Abstract

The implosion of a cylindrical neon puff-gas plasma on a low density central core is investigated using a 1D non-LTE radiation-hydrodynamic model. Radiation transports energy into the core plasma and produces heating deep within the puff-gas. The implosion very efficiently converts kinetic energy into soft x-rays; about two-thirds of the initial plasma energy is radiated away. Comparison is made with a neon puff-gas implosion without a central core and with pure hydrodynamic calculations. For each case, detailed self-consistent emission spectra and energy partitioning are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156916

Entities

People

  • Jack F. Davis
  • R. W. Clark

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conduction (Heat Transfer)
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Implosions
  • Ionization
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Low Density
  • New Mexico
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Soft X Rays
  • Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.