Z箍缩内爆等离子体研究新进展

目的，快过程Z箍缩内爆等离子体可以把储存的脉冲功率加速器内155的电能转化为大能量、高功率的X射线源，美国Sandia实验室的Z装置已经产生了总能量为1.8MJ、功率为290TW和黑腔湿度超过200eV的X射线源，这些进展正在用于惯性约束聚变（ICF）实验研究，并对它的后续装置X－1正在进行概念性设计，文章概要地叙述了Sandia实验室近五年来在Z装置上进行Z箍缩实验所取得的进展。

NEW PROGRESS OF Z-PINCH IMPLODING PLASMA RESEARCH

Fast Z|Pinch imploding plasma can now convert more than 15% of the stored electrical energy in a pulsed power accelerator into the most energetic and powerful source of X|rays.The facility at Sandia National Laboratory has produced 1.8MJ of X|ray energy,290TW of power,and 200eV of hohlraum temperature.These advances are being applied to inertial confinement fusion experiments.Progress in Z|Pinch research on this Z facility during the last five years is briefly reviewed.