A Review of the Gas-Puff -Pinch as an X-Ray and Neutron Source
JL Giuliani, RJ Commisso - IEEE Transactions on Plasma …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fisher and collaborators at the University of California, Irvine, invented the gas puff Z-pinch
in the late 1970s using a 200-kA generator. The implementation of gas puffs as a copious …
in the late 1970s using a 200-kA generator. The implementation of gas puffs as a copious …
[HTML][HTML] Z-pinch fusion
U Shumlak - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The Z-pinch configuration offers the promise of a compact fusion device owing to its simple
geometry, unity beta, and absence of external magnetic field coils. Increasing the axial …
geometry, unity beta, and absence of external magnetic field coils. Increasing the axial …
MA-class linear transformer driver for -pinch research
A linear transformer driver (LTD) generator capable of delivering up to 0.9 MA current pulses
with 160 ns rise time has been assembled and commissioned at University of California San …
with 160 ns rise time has been assembled and commissioned at University of California San …
Measurements of the imploding plasma sheath in triple-nozzle gas-puff z pinches
ES Lavine, SVR Rocco, WM Potter, J Angel… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Gas-puff z-pinch implosions are characterized by the formation of a dense annular plasma
shell, the sheath, that is driven to the axis by magnetic forces and therefore subject to the …
shell, the sheath, that is driven to the axis by magnetic forces and therefore subject to the …
Implosion dynamics of triple-nozzle gas-puff z pinches on COBRA
Experiments on the 1-MA, 220-ns COBRA generator at Cornell University [JB Greenly et al.,
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 073501 (2008)] were conducted to provide detailed measurements of …
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 073501 (2008)] were conducted to provide detailed measurements of …
[HTML][HTML] Neutron-producing gas puff Z-pinch experiments on a fast, low-impedance, 0.5 MA linear transformer driver
F Conti, A Williams, HU Rahman, V Fadeev… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A study on the neutron production from single and double gas puff Z-pinches on the
CESZAR linear transformer driver with∼ 0.45 MA current and 170 ns rise time is presented …
CESZAR linear transformer driver with∼ 0.45 MA current and 170 ns rise time is presented …
Development of a gas-puff z-pinch for the MAIZE linear transformer driver
AP Shah, BJ Sporer, GV Dowhan… - … on Plasma Science, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A gas-puff z-pinch experimental platform has been developed for the 0.5–1-MA, 100–250-ns
MAIZE pulsed power facility at the University of Michigan. The experiment consists of a …
MAIZE pulsed power facility at the University of Michigan. The experiment consists of a …
[HTML][HTML] Ar and Kr on deuterium gas-puff staged Z-pinch implosions on a 1-MA driver: Experiment and simulation
Recent experiments on the 1 MA, 100 ns Zebra driver at the Nevada Terawatt Facility at the
University of Nevada, Reno, investigated the compression of a deuterium target by a high …
University of Nevada, Reno, investigated the compression of a deuterium target by a high …
[HTML][HTML] Study of stability in a liner-on-target gas puff Z-pinch as a function of pre-embedded axial magnetic field
Gas puff Z-pinches are intense sources of X-rays and neutrons but are highly susceptible to
the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instability (MRTI). MRTI mitigation is critical for optimal and …
the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instability (MRTI). MRTI mitigation is critical for optimal and …
[HTML][HTML] Observations of the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instability and shock dynamics in gas-puff Z-pinch experiments
PWL de Grouchy, BR Kusse, J Banasek… - Physics of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We describe a series of experiments performed to study the shock structure generated
during the implosion of a gas-puff Z-pinch. The Z-pinch is produced by a double-annular gas …
during the implosion of a gas-puff Z-pinch. The Z-pinch is produced by a double-annular gas …