Analysis of results of recent implosions of palladium wire loads arranged in single planar wire arrays on Zebra at UNR

Experiments with palladium wire loads were performed on Zebra at UNR to understand the implosion and radiative properties of this unique wire material. The loads were planar wire arrays (PWA) arranged in a single row for a uniform load with twelve palladium 10 $\mu $m wires (total mass M $\sim $ 227 $\mu $g) and a combined load with five palladium 25 $\mu $m wires and one aluminum 40 $\mu $m wire (M$\sim $656 $\mu $g). A full diagnostic set which included more than ten different beam-lines was implemented. The implosion of these Pd loads produced a high radiation yield (27 kJ for a heavier load) which is comparable to recently tested Ag PWA loads. The main focus was put on comparison of implosion and radiative characteristics of these two shots and with results for the identical Ag PWA load. Future experiments with modified palladium wires and their applications are discussed.