Staged Z-pinch experiments at a 0.5MA LTD pulsed power generator using Ar and Kr liners
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Abstract
We report on our first Staged Z-pinch experiments at Cezar, a 0.5 MA Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) at UC San Diego. In these experiments Ar or Kr liners compress a deuterium target. The pinch stability is monitored with a multi-frame X-ray pinhole camera and with Schlieren imaging. Soft X-rays are measured with silicon diodes covered with thin metal foils. Extensive set of neutron time of flight detectors (nTOFs) are deployed to assess the neutron flux isotropy and to measure the neutron yield. The neutron yield is also measured with a LaBr detector.
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Presenters
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Hafiz U Rahman
Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology, Inc., Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology Inc.
Authors
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Emil Ruskov
Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology, Inc.
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Hafiz U Rahman
Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology, Inc., Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology Inc.
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Fabio Conti
University of California, San Diego, University of California San Diego
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Farhat N Beg
University of California San Diego, University of California, San Diego, Center for Energy Research,University of California, San Diego, USA.