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Implosion of solid liner for compression of field reversedconfiguration |
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| Authors: | Degnan JH Taccetti JM Cavazos T Clark D Coffey SK Faehl RJ Frese MH Fulton D Gueits JC Gale D Hussey TW Intrator TP Kirkpatrick RC Kiuttu GH Lehr FM Letterio JD Lindemuth I McCullough WF Moses R Peterkin RE Jr Reinovsky RE Roderick NF Ruden EL Shlachter JS Schoenberg KF Siemon RE Sommars W Turchi PJ Wurden GA Wysocki F |
| Institution: | Air Force Inspection & Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, NM; |
| Abstract: | The design and first successful demonstration of an imploding solid liner with height to diameter ratio, radial convergence, and uniformity suitable for compressing a field reversed configuration is discussed. Radiographs indicated a very symmetric implosion with no instability growth, with ~13x radial compression of the inner liner surface prior to impacting a central measurement unit. The implosion kinetic energy was 1.5 megajoules, 34% of the capacitor stored energy of 4.4 megajoules |
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