ISSN:
1089-7674
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Solid-fill nozzles for long-implosion Z-pinch experiments to produce argon K-shell x rays (photon energy 〉3.1 keV) have been developed. With a 7 cm diam nozzle, which is appropriate for a 200 ns driver, stable implosions at 180 ns and 4 MA have produced peak argon K-shell yields exceeding 15 kJ. As previously seen with short (∼100 ns) implosion times, the K-shell yield scales as the fourth power of peak current, I4. Limited testing with a 10 cm nozzle, which is appropriate for a 〉250 ns driver, has also achieved a stable implosion. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1333696
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