X-Pinches and Z-Pinches

Presentations

• Nested X Pinches on the COBRA Generator

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 1:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 1:12 PM

  Authors

  • D.A. Hammer

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • Tatiana Shelkovenko

    • Cornell University

  • Sergei Pikuz

    • Cornell University

  • R.D. McBride

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • Patrick Knapp

    • Cornell University

  • Harold Wilhelm

    • Cornell University

  • Daniel Sinars

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia National Labs

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• Bright Spots in X-pinch Plasmas at 6 MA

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 1:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 1:24 PM

  Authors

  • D.B. Sinars

  • D.J. Ampleford

  • E.P. Yu

  • C.A. Jennings

  • M.E. Cuneo

  • D.F. Wenger

    • Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185-1193, USA

  • S.A. Pikuz

  • T.A. Shelkovenko

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

  • S.N. Bland

  • J.P. Chittenden

    • Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

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• Large scale parallel computing simulations of wire array Z-pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 1:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 1:36 PM

  Authors

  • Jeremy Chittenden

    • Imperial College

  • Nicolas Niasse

    • Imperial College

  • Andrea Ciardi

    • Paris Observatoire

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• Fourier analysis of bubble dynamics in a wire-array Z pinch implosion

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 1:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 1:48 PM

  Authors

  • Edmund Yu

    • Sandia National Labs

  • Michael Cuneo

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• Development of the Axial Instability in Low Wire Number Wire Array Z-Pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 1:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 2:00 PM

  Authors

  • P.F. Knapp

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • K.S. Bell

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • Isaac Blesener

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • David Chalenski

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • John Greenly

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • Matthew Martin

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • R.D. McBride

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University

  • S.A. Pikuz

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • T.A. Shelkovenko

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • D.A. Hammer

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

  • Bruce Kusse

    • Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Cornell University
    • Cornell University

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• ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN

  Nov. 18, 2008, 2:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 2:12 PM

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• Experiments Investigating the Interaction between Precursor Plasma from Wire Arrays and On-axis Foam Targets at 1 MA.

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 2:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 2:24 PM

  Authors

  • J. Palmer

    • AWE

  • S. Lebedev

  • J. Chittenden

  • S. Bland

  • F. Suzuki-Vidal

  • G. Hall

    • Imperial College

  • S. Bott

    • UCSD

  • M. Sherlock

    • CLF, RAL

  • D. Ampleford

    • SNL

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• Origin of the interaction pulse in Nested Wire Array Z-pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 2:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 2:36 PM

  Authors

  • D.J. Ampleford

  • C.A. Jennings

  • M.E. Cuneo

  • M.C. Jones

  • D.B. Sinars

    • Sandia National Labs

  • S.N. Bland

  • G.N. Hall

  • S.V. Lebedev

  • J.P. Chittenden

  • F. Suzuki-Vidal

    • Imperial College London

  • S.C. Bott

    • University of California, San Diego

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• Radiated X-ray Power and Energy current scaling at 80ns implosion times

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 2:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 2:48 PM

  Authors

  • Michael Mazarakis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Michael Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • William Stygar

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Henry Harjes

  • Daniel Sinars

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Brent Jones

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Christopher Deeney

    • National Nuclear Security Administration

  • Eduardo Waisman

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas Nash

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kenneth Struve

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Dillon McDaniel

    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Dynamics and scaling of z-pinch K-shell x-ray sources

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 2:48 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 3:00 PM

  Authors

  • B. Jones

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.E. Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • S.C. Jones

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • C.A. Coverdale

    • SNL
    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia National Labs

  • C. Deeney

    • NNSA, DOE
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • E.M. Waisman

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • J. Bailey

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • G. Rochau

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • C.A. Jennings

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • J.W. Thornhill

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • J.P. Apruzese

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • R.W. Clark

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • K.G. Whitney

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • J. Davis

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • J.L. Giuliani

    • Naval Research Laboratory
    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory

  • Y. Maron

    • Weizmann Institute

  • Y. Maron

    • Weizmann Institute

  • Y. Maron

    • Weizmann Institute

  • Y. Maron

    • Weizmann Institute

  • Jeremy Chittenden

    • Imperial College

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• Progress report on new results of the study of multi-planar and compact cylindrical wire arrays at 0.8-1.3 MA current at UNR Zebra generator

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 3:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 3:12 PM

  Authors

  • V.L. Kantsyrev

  • A.S. Safronova

    • UNR

  • A.A. Esaulov

  • R. Presura

    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • University of Nevada, Reno: Nevada Terawatt Facility
    • UNR

  • K.M. Williamson

    • UNR

  • I. Shrestha

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • N.D. Ouart

  • M.F. Yilmaz

  • P.G. Wilcox

  • G.C. Osborne

    • UNR

  • M.E. Weller

    • UNR

  • V. Shlyaptseva

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

  • L.I. Rudakov

    • Icarus Inc.

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• Analysis of x-ray bright spots from triple and single combined Cu and Al planar wire arrays on the 1MA pulsed power generator at UNR

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 3:12 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 3:24 PM

  Authors

  • A.S. Safronova

    • UNR

  • V.L. Kantsyrev

  • A.A. Esaulov

  • N.D. Ouart

  • M.F. Yilmaz

  • M.E. Weller

    • UNR

  • K.M. Williamson

    • UNR

  • V. Shlyaptseva

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

  • I. Shrestha

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • G.C. Osborne

    • UNR

  • C.A. Coverdale

    • SNL
    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia National Labs

  • C. Deeney

    • NNSA, DOE
    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Implosion dynamics and x-ray generation in small-diameter wire-array z-pinches

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 3:24 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 3:36 PM

  Authors

  • V.V. Ivanov

  • V.I. Sotnikov

  • J.M. Kindel

  • A.L. Astanovitskiy

  • A. Haboub

  • S.D. Altemara

    • University of Nevada, Reno, NV

  • A.P. Shevelko

    • Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

  • E.D. Kazakov

    • Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia

  • P.V. Sasorov

    • Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia

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• Nonlinear dynamics of flute mode structures in a plasma with inhomogeneous magnetic field

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2008, 3:36 PM – Nov. 18, 2008, 3:48 PM

  Authors

  • V.I. Sotnikov

    • University of Nevada at Reno, NV 89557

  • O.G. Onishchenko

    • University of Nevada at Reno, NV 89557

  • V.V. Ivanov

    • University of Nevada at Reno, NV 89557

  • R. Presura

    • University of Nevada at Reno, NV 89557

  • J. Kindel

    • University of Nevada at Reno, NV 89557

  • J.N. Leboeuf

    • JNL Scientific, Casa Grande, AZ 85222 USA

  • B.V. Oliver

    • Sandia National Laboratories, NM 87123 USA

  • T.A. Mehlhorn

    • Sandia National Laboratories, NM 87123 USA

  • C. Deeney

    • Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585 USA

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