GENERATION OF INTENSE RADIATION FLUXES AND MEGABAR SHOCK-WAVES USING COMPRESSING LINERS

A numerical model is proposed for describing the processes of multicha rge-plasma compression. The generation of soft X-ray and pressure puls es in a collision of a highly emitting plasma liner with a coaxial rig id rod is numerically simulated. The liner interaction with the plasma corona that is created as a result of the rod ablation due to the abs orption of the liner radiation is shown to result in a compression of the liner plasma. This compression leads to a considerable increase in the intensity of the shock wave produced during the collision process ; both the intensity of the radiation pulse and the amplitude of the p ressure in the rod are also shown to grow.