ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A reliable sodium wire-array z-pinch load has been developed for use on the Saturn accelerator. This load routinely produces implosions with ≥200 GW of power in the heliumlike sodium 1s2–1s2p 1P1 line at 11 A(ring). Our best shots have used a 12.5-mm-diam, 20-mm-long annular array of 16 75-μm-diam pure sodium wires. This load will allow us to test predictions of gain in the sodium/neon resonant photoexcitation x-ray laser system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1143352
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