Hard X-ray and Particle Beams Research on 1.7 MA Z-pinch and Laser Plasma Experiments

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Abstract

Studies of hard x-ray (HXR) emission, electron and ion beam generation in z-pinch and laser plasmas are important for Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) and development of HXR sources from K-shell and L-shell radiation. The characteristics of HXR and particle beams produced by implosions of planar wire arrays, nested and single cylindrical wire arrays, and X-pinches were analyzed on 100 ns UNR Zebra generator with current up to 1.7 MA. In addition, the comparison of characteristics of HXR and electron beams on Zebra and 350 fs UNR Leopard laser experiments with foils has been performed. The diagnostics include Faraday cups, HXR diodes, different x-ray spectrometers and imaging systems, and ion mass spectrometer using the technique of Thomson parabola. Future work on HXRs and particle beams in HED plasmas is discussed.

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Authors

  • Ishor Shrestha

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

  • Victor Kantsyrev

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

  • A.S. Safronova

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, University of Nevada Reno

  • Andrey Esaulov

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

  • Mineyuki Nishio

    Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan

  • V.V. Shlyapsteva

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, University of Nevada Reno

  • S.F. Keim

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, UNR

  • Michael Weller

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

  • A. Stafford

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, UNR, University of Nevada Reno

  • E.E. Petkov

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, UNR, University of Nevada Reno

  • Kimberly Schultz

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV

  • Matthew Cooper

    Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV