Experimental investigations of X-pinch backlighters on QiangGuang-1 generator

  • J. Wu
  • , L. Wang
  • , A. Qiu
  • , J. Han
  • , M. Li
  • , T. Lei
  • , P. Cong
  • , M. Qiu
  • , H. Yang
  • , M. Lv

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Abstract

Experiments of the return current post installed X-pinches were carried out on the 1-MA "QiangGuang-1" facility with the purpose of understanding X-pinch characteristics under this setup and establishing X-pinch backlighting diagnostics for the wire-array Z-pinches. Different wire-array loads along with the two-wire 30 μm Mo X-pinch backlighter were tested. The X-pinches emit the X-ray radiation with the burst time variation of ±4 ns and the bright spot size of ∼30 μm. X-ray backlighting shadowgraphy images of the over-mass and radiation-suppressed Z-pinch wire array were obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-160
Number of pages6
JournalLaser and Particle Beams
Volume29
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Wire-array Z-pinch
  • X-pinch
  • X-ray shadowgraphy

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