Low Wire Count Loads

Abstract

Energetic implosions, using two or three load wires to create a focused axial stagnation of dense wire cores amidst the assembled precursor plasma, are examined with respect to the trade between the implosion mass lost to precursor ablation and the mass or kinetic energy available at stagnation. The calculated kinetic energy at stagnation serves as measure for the output x-radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA635924

Entities

People

  • J. P. Apruzese
  • R. E. Terry

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Abstracts
  • Boundaries
  • Current Density
  • Dynamic Range
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Implosions
  • Inductance
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Military Research
  • Particles
  • Precursors
  • Pulsed Power
  • Radiation
  • Reynolds Number
  • Wave Equations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.