Z Pinches and X Pinches

Presentations

• Perspectives on Recent Progress in Developing Ar K-shell Z-Pinch Sources

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 2:00 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 2:12 PM

  Authors

  • J.P. Apruzese

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • R.J. Commisso

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • B.V. Weber

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • D. Mosher

    • L-3 Communications, Titan Group, Reston, VA

  • F.C. Young

    • L-3 Communications, Titan Group, Reston, VA

  • J.W. Thornhill

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • J.L. Giuliani

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • A.L. Velikovich

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • J. Davis

    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • J.S. Levine

  • B.H. Failor

  • H. Sze

  • N. Qi

  • J.W. Bannister

    • L-3 Communications, Pulse Sciences

  • P.L. Coleman

    • Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation

  • C.A. Coverdale

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• The development of instabilities in wire array Z-pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 2:12 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 2:24 PM

  Authors

  • J. Chittenden

    • Imperial College
    • Imperial College, London.
    • Imperial College, London

  • Christopher Jennings

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Bounds for Kinetic Energy and Resistance for W wire array implosions on Z

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 2:24 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 2:36 PM

  Authors

  • E.M. Waisman

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.E. Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Daniel Sinars

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • William Stygar

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Raymond Lemke

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia National Labs

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• Faster, 80ns, current scaling experiments yield higher radiated x-ray power and approach quadratic dependence

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 2:36 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 2:48 PM

  Authors

  • Michael G. Mazarakis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Michael E. Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • William A. Stygar

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Henry C. Harjes

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Daniel B. Sinars

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Brent M. Jones

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Christopher Deeney

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Eduardo M. Waisman

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J. Nash

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kenneth W. Struve

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Dillon H. McDaniel

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Measurement of Doppler implosion velocity in wire array z pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 2:48 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 3:00 PM

  Authors

  • B. Jones

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • J.E. Bailey

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • G.A. Rochau

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • C.A. Coverdale

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.E. Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Y. Maron

    • Weizmann Institute

  • V. Fisher

    • Weizmann Institute

  • V. Bernshtam

    • Weizmann Institute

  • A. Starobinets

    • Weizmann Institute

  • C. Deeney

    • NNSA/DOE

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• Ablated Wire Material and Coronal Structure Interactions

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 3:00 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 3:12 PM

  Authors

  • D. Haas

    • University of California San Diego

  • Simon Bott

    • University of California San Diego

  • Yossof Eshaq

    • University of California San Diego

  • Utako Ueda

    • University of California San Diego

  • Farhat Beg

    • University of California San Diego

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• The Implosion of Radial Wire Array Z-Pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 3:12 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 3:24 PM

  Authors

  • S.N. Bland

  • S.V. Lebedev

  • F. Suzuki-Vidal

  • J.P. Chittenden

  • G.N. Hall

  • A. Harvey-Thompson

  • J.B.A. Palmer

    • Imperial College London

  • D.J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • K. Chandler-Mitchell

  • M. Mitchell

    • Idaho State University

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• The Structure of Ablated Plasma from Coiled Wire Arrays

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 3:24 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 3:36 PM

  Authors

  • G.N. Hall

  • S.N. Bland

  • S.V. Lebedev

  • J.P. Chittenden

  • J.B.A. Palmer

  • F.A. Suzuki-Vidal

    • Imperial College London

  • S.C. Bott

    • University of California, San Diego

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• Ablation of wires in an inverse wire array z-pinch

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 3:36 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 3:48 PM

  Authors

  • S. Lebedev

  • G.N. Hall

  • S.N. Bland

  • F.A. Suzuki-Vidal

  • J.P. Chittenden

    • Imperial College London

  • C. Jennings

    • SNL

  • A. Harvey-Thompson

  • Cheng Ning

    • Imperial College London

  • J.B.A. Palmer

    • AWE Aldermaston

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• Investigation of implosions in star-like wire arrays on the 1-MA Zebra generator

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 3:48 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 4:00 PM

  Authors

  • Vladimir Ivanov

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Vladimir Sotnikov

    • University of Nevada at Reno
    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • A. Haboub

  • A.L. Astanovitskiy

  • A. Morozov

  • S.D. Altemara

  • C. Thomas

  • S. Batie

  • V. Nalajala

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • A.P. Shevelko

  • E.D. Kazakov

    • P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow

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• Analysis of implosion and spectroscopic characteristics of combined planar wire arrays composed from low- and mid-z wire materials on the 1MA pulsed power generator at UNR

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 4:00 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 4:12 PM

  Authors

  • A.S. Safronova

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • V.L. Kantsyrev

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • N.D. Ouart

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • M.F. Yilmaz

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • K. Williamson

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • V. Shlyaptseva

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • I. Shrestha

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • G. Osborne

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • C.A. Coverdale

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia National Labs

  • C. Deeney

    • NNSA, DOE

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• Implosion dynamics and radiation features of planar, compact cylindrical, and nested wire arrays on 1 MA, 100 ns z-pinch generators

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 4:12 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 4:24 PM

  Authors

  • V.L. Kantsyrev

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • A.S. Safronova

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • A.A. Esaulov

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • K. Williamson

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • I. Shrestha

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • G. Osborne

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • N.D. Ouart

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • M.F. Yilmaz

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • V. Shlyaptseva

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • J. Greenly

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • J. Douglass

    • Cornell University

  • R. McBride

    • Cornell University

  • D.A. Chalenski

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University

  • David Hammer

    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

  • B. Kusse

    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • L.I. Rudakov

    • Icarus Res. Inc.

  • A.S. Chuvatin

    • Ecole Polytechnique

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• Plasma Density Measurements within Tungsten Wire-Array Z-Pinches on the COBRA Accelerator

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 4:24 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 4:36 PM

  Authors

  • J. Douglass

    • Cornell University

  • R. McBride

    • Cornell University

  • Kate Bell

    • Cornell University

  • Patrick Knapp

    • Cornell University
    • LPS Cornell University

  • J. Greenly

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • Sergei Pikuz

    • Cornell University

  • Tanya Shelkovenko

    • Cornell University

  • David Hammer

    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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• Implosion dynamics of wire-array z-pinches on the COBRA accelerator

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 4:36 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 4:48 PM

  Authors

  • R. McBride

    • Cornell University

  • Kate Bell

    • Cornell University

  • I. Blesener

  • D.A. Chalenski

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University

  • J. Douglass

    • Cornell University

  • J. Greenly

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • P. Knapp

    • Laboratory for Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • S. Pikuz

  • T. Shelkovenko

  • T. Blanchard

  • H. Wilhelm

  • David Hammer

    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

  • B. Kusse

    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

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• Soldered contact effect on wire array Z-pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2007, 4:48 PM – Nov. 15, 2007, 5:00 PM

  Authors

  • D.A. Chalenski

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University

  • B. Kusse

    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • J. Greenly

    • Cornell University Laboratory of Plasma Studies
    • Cornell University
    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

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