Abstract
A small hollow cylinder load on the pulsed power machine, Blackjack 5', yields a z-pinch plasma with a softer, more homogenous implosion than standard loads. It is shown that the plasma dynamics can be calculated using a very simple model for the time evolution of the current in the load, the inner and outer radii of the imploding cylinder, and the plasma temperature. Comparison of the calculations with the observed radiation pulse demonstrates that the results are sensitive to the radiation efficiency of the plasma. It is shown that Joule heating is an effective mechanism for coupling energy into these z-pinch plasmas, and that the small hollow cylinders offer a good configuration for studying plasma radiation processes and the plasma equation of state both theoretically and experimentally.
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