Plasma Radiation Source Development Program
Abstract
This report summarizes the results of a 3 year effort to develop long implosion time (>150 ns) z-pinch loads for use on the planned Decade Quad (DQ) pulsed power generator. Well diagnosed experiments demonstrated high quality, 200 ns implosions using argon gas puff loads. We show that solid fill and double shell mass distributions perform better than thin shells. The dual plenum, double shell load has unique diagnostic features that enhance our understanding of z-pinch implosion dynamics. Long pulse tests with aluminum wire arrays as well as the argon gas puffs show a decrease in K-shell yield as implosion time increases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA456391
Entities
People
- Bruce Failor
- Eduardo Waisman
- Henry Sze
- Jerry Levine
- John Riordan
- Phil Coleman
- Yuanxu Song