The physics of fast pinches

DD Ryutov, MS Derzon, MK Matzen - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2000 - APS
The spectacular progress made during the last few years in reaching high energy densities
in fast implosions of annular current sheaths (fast Z pinches) opens new possibilities for a …

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 …

Characterization of a liner-on-target gas injector for staged Z-pinch experiments

F Conti, JC Valenzuela, N Aybar… - … on Plasma Science, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The staged Z-pinch (SZP) is a magnetoinertial fusion scheme, where a high-Z gas liner
implodes onto a deuterium gas target. An accurate measurement of the initial mass …

Gas jet target with controllable density via throat diameter of conical nozzle

Z Zuo, Y Yang, G Chen, Y Cao - Physica Scripta, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A supersonic gas jet has been a special target in the ultraintense laser interaction field due
to its controllable atomic density distribution. This work investigates the spatial atomic …

Dynamic measurements in supercritical flow using instantaneous phase-shift interferometry

E Astrakharchik-Farrimond, B Shekunov, P York… - Experiments in …, 2002 - Springer
A high-speed, high-resolution interferometer was constructed on the basis of four-channel
phase-shift acquisition, real-time phase detection, unwrapping and profile-fitting image …

Measuring the gas flow from a supersonic nozzle used in a 1.5-MA gas puff Z pinch

X Zou, X Wang, C Luo, M Han - IEEE transactions on plasma …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A supersonic nozzle for a 1.5-MA gas puff Z pinch was designed and the gas flow injected
out from the nozzle was measured. A miniature ionization gauge was developed to measure …

Characterization of argon cluster jets for laser interaction studies

F Blasco, T Caillaud, F Dorchies, C Stenz… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Atomic clusters can be produced from rare gas, by spontaneous condensation during its
expansion and cooling in a supersonic nozzle. When irradiated by intense laser pulses …

用高灵敏度激光干涉仪测量Z-pinch 喷气负载质量线密度

何安, 杨向东, 邓建军, 李业勋, 李丰平, 姜巍, 陈林… - 强激光与粒子束, 2006 - hplpb.com.cn
介绍了采用外差式记录系统和相位跟踪方法建立的高灵敏度(0.2) 迈克尔逊激光干涉系统对Z-
pinch 喷气负载质量线密度的测量. 通过采用充气隔振光学平台和将干涉仪放置到喷气真空室内 …

Measurement of two-dimensional electron density profile in a low current spark using interferometry

AS Patra, TD Phukan, A Khare - IEEE transactions on plasma …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report the measurement of two-dimensional line integrated electron density profiles in a
spark plasma by using Michelson interferometer in a single shot. The plasma duration is …

The characterization of a Xenon gas jet into vacuum by means of interferometric technique

I Vullkaj, A Done, M Xhoxhi - AIP conference proceedings, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
The experimental density distribution of a xenon‐gas jet into vacuum through a nozzle, is
studied by means of an interferometric method, using an interferometer of Michelson. Such …