Investigation of Metal Puff Z pinch Based on Multichannel Vacuum Arcs. (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rousskikh, A G; Oreshkin, V I; Zhigalin, A S; Chaikovsky, S A; Baksht, R B; Mitrofanov, K N
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Number 652(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/652/1/012065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: The performance of a metal double puff Z-pinch system has been studied experimentally. In this type of system, the outer and inner cylindrical shells were produced by ten plasma guns. Each gun initiates a vacuum arc operating between aluminum electrodes. The net current of the guns was 80 kA. The arc-produced plasma shells were compressed by using a 450-kA, 450-ns driver, and as a result, a plasma column 0.2 cm in diameter was formed. The power of the Al K-line radiation emitted by the plasma for 7 ns was 800 MW/cm.