Implosion of solid liner for compression of field reversed configuration

Authors
Degnan, JH Taccetti, JM Cavazos, T Clark, D Coffey, SK Faehl, RJ Frese, MH Fulton, D Gueits, JC Gale, D Hussey, TW Intrator, TP Kirpatrick, RC Kiuttu, GH Lehr, FM Letterio, JD Lindemuth, I McCullough, WF Moses, R Peterkin, RE Reinovsky, RE Roderick, NF Ruden, EL Shlachter, JS Schoenberg, KF Siemon, RE Sommars, W Turchi, PJ Wurden, GA Wysocki, F
Citation
Jh. Degnan et al., Implosion of solid liner for compression of field reversed configuration, IEEE PLAS S, 29(1), 2001, pp. 93-98
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00933813 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
93 - 98
Database
ISI
SICI code
0093-3813(200102)29:1<93:IOSLFC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The design and first successful demonstration of an imploding solid liner w ith height to diameter ratio, radial convergence, and uniformity suitable f or compressing a field reversed configuration is discussed. Radiographs ind icated a very symmetric implosion with no instability growth, with similar to 13 x radial compression of thp inner liner surface prior to impacting a central measurement unit. The implosion kinetic energy was 1.5 megajoules, 34% of the capacitor stored energy of 4.4 megajoules,