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Planar wire-array Z-pinch implosion dynamics and X-ray scaling at multiple-MA drive currents for a compact
B Jones1, D J Ampleford, R A Vesey
1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA. bmjones@sandia.gov
Abstract:
An indirect drive configuration is proposed wherein multiple compact Z-pinch x-ray sources surround a secondary hohlraum. Planar compact wire arrays allow reduced primary hohlraum surface area compared to cylindrical loads. Implosions of planar arrays are studied at up to 15 TW x-ray power on Saturn with radiated yields exceeding the calculated kinetic energy, suggesting other heating paths. X-ray power and yield scaling studied from 1-6 MA motivates viewfactor modeling of four 6-MA planar arrays producing 90 eV radiation temperature in a secondary hohlraum.
