Optical streak camera images of wire-array z-pinches on the 1-MA COBRA pulsed power generator

Initial optical streak camera imaging experiments of wire array z-pinches on the 1 MA COBRA pulsed power generator are presented. The imaging system makes use of a Hamamatsu C7700 streak unit, which is coupled to a V7669-06 image intensifier with an MCP, and a C4742-98 CCD camera. A long focal length optical system is employed to relay the z-pinch produced light from the experiment chamber to the input slit of the streak camera -- a total transmission distance of approximately 14 m. The optical streak camera images produced, along with data from other supporting diagnostics, are presented for z-pinch implosions of various wire array geometries and materials.