Observations of Ablation Dynamics in Wire-Array Z-Pinch Experiments on the Llampüdkeñ Generator

Veloso Espinosa, Felipe; Suzuki Vidal, Francisco Andres; Molina, Francisco; Mitchell, Ian H.; Chuaqui Kettlun, Hernán; Favre Dominguez, Mario Benjamin; Wyndham Hodder, Edmund Sydenham

Observations of Ablation Dynamics in Wire-Array Z-Pinch Experiments on the Llampüdkeñ Generator

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2012

Authors

Veloso Espinosa, Felipe

Suzuki Vidal, Francisco Andres

Molina, Francisco

Mitchell, Ian H.

Chuaqui Kettlun, Hernán

Favre Dominguez, Mario Benjamin

Wyndham Hodder, Edmund Sydenham

Abstract

Wire-array Z-pinch experiments have been performed on the LlampÃ¼dkeÃ± generator (~470 kA in ~410 ns) [Chuaqui et al., Laser Part. Beams 15, 241 (1997)] using an overmassed load of aluminum wires. Time-resolved optical laser schlieren and extreme ultraviolet imaging were used in order to study the plasma ablation dynamics. The results show the formation and subsequent ablation of plasma from the wires, followed by the appearance of a precursor plasma column on the axis. According to these results and to the rocket model of wire ablation, an ablation velocity of (1.7-2.6) Ã— 105 m/s is estimated, which is larger than those obtained in faster generators. Additionally, the main resemblances and differences with previous experiments are presented, allowing in this way to open the study of this configuration in smaller scale machines.

Keywords

Plasmas, Wires, Pulse power systems, Physics, Generators

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https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2012.2216902
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=6317198
https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/64170

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