Published 1985 | Version v1
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Diagnostics for Pioneer I imploding plasma experiments

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Description

The Pioneer I series of imploding plasma experiments are aimed at collapsing a thin aluminum foil with a multimegampere, submicrosecond electrical pulse produced by an explosive flux compression generator and fast plasma compression opening switch. Anticipated experimental conditions are bounded by implosion velocities of 2 x 107 cm/s and maximum plasma temperatures of 100 eV. A comprehensive array of diagnostics have been deployed to measure implosion symmetry (gated microchannel plate array and other time-resolved imaging), temperature of the imploding plasma (visible/uv spectroscopy), stagnation geometry (x-ray pinhole imaging), radiation emission characteristics at pinch (XRD's, fast bolometry), and electrical drive history (Rogowski loops, Faraday rotation current detectors, and capacitive voltage probes). Diagnostic performance is discussed and preliminary results are presented

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE85014120.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
5 p.
Report number
LA-UR--85-2042

Conference

Title
5. IEEE pulsed power conference.
Dates
10-12 Jun 1985.
Place
Washington, DC (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17004901
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FOILS; IMPLOSIONS; MAGNETIC FLUX; PLASMA; POWER SUPPLIES
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; METALS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-850616--57.