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Radiative properties of asymmetric and symmetric X-pinches with two and four wires recently produced on the UNR 1 MA Zebra generator

Kantsyrev, Victor; Safronova, A.; Ivanov, V.; Fedin, D.; Mancini, R.; Astanovitsky, A.; LeGalloudec, B.; Batie, S.; Brown, D.; Nalajala, V.; Shrestha, I.; Pokala, S.; Ouart, N.; Yilmaz, F.; Clinton, A.; Johnson, M.; Cowan, T.; Jones, Brent M.; Coverdale, Christine A.; Deeney, C.; LePell, P.D.; Jobe, D.; Nielson, D.

Experimental results of studies of the 1 MA X-pinch X-ray source in a wide spectral region are overviewed. Implosion dynamics and radiative properties of various X-pinches were studied by spatially and time-resolved X-ray and optical diagnostics. In particular, dynamics of spatial and temporal developments of the structure of X-ray emitting regions (1-5 keV), temporal characteristics of X-ray pulses, X-ray radiation outputs and electron beam characteristics from symmetric and asymmetric Mo, Cu, and combined asymmetric Mo/W X-pinches with two or four wires were studied. The mechanisms of X-ray multiburst generation are discussed. The future applications of the high-current X-pinch as a 5-10 kJ sub-keV-10 keV radiation driver are considered. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.