A fast-imploding aluminum cylindrical plasma as an efficient soft X-Ray source

We present a new method to produce a hollow cylindrical metallic plasma. This shell will be imploded by the REB generator GAEL (500kV, 250kA) to produce a hot dense plasma, resulting in a high-power soft X-Ray pulse. The density is measured by resonant interferometry, a new and interesting diagnosti...

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Published in1983 5th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams pp. 246 - 249
Main Authors Doucet, H.J., Etlicher, B., Gazaix, M., Furtlehner, J.P., Lamain, H., Rouille, C.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.1983
Subjects
Aluminum
Current measurement
Density measurement
Measurement by laser beam
Plasma measurements
Plasmas
Radio frequency
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Summary:We present a new method to produce a hollow cylindrical metallic plasma. This shell will be imploded by the REB generator GAEL (500kV, 250kA) to produce a hot dense plasma, resulting in a high-power soft X-Ray pulse. The density is measured by resonant interferometry, a new and interesting diagnostic for such a plasma (neutral density ≃ 10 16 cm −3 ). Our device is complementary to supersonic gas-puff or exploding wires experiments.