强光1号装置上钨丝阵列的Z箍缩实验研究

本文报道了2003年在强光一号装置上进行的钨丝阵列的Z箍缩实验研究的主要结果。为了研究钨丝阵列的内爆过程和x光辐射特性，使用了x光功率谱仪和一维时空分辨x光成像系统等诊断设备。实验中由32根5微米钨丝组成的直径8mm长20mm的优化负载获得了最高能量为36.6kJ的x光产额，一维时空分辨x光成像系统的数据显示x光辐射区域以6.4×10⁶cm/s的速度减小，同时x光峰值时刻出现在等离子体被压缩到近轴区域之前。     

Radiation characteristics and implosion dynamics of tungsten wire array Z-pinches on the YANG accelerator

We investigated the radiation characteristics and implosion dynamics of low-wire-number cylindrical tungsten wire array Z-pinches on the YANG accelerator with a peak current 0.8-1.1 MA and a rising time ～ 90 ns.The arrays are made up of(8-32)×5 μm wires 6/10 mm in diameter and 15 mm in height.The highest X-ray power obtained in the experiments was about 0.37 TW with the total radiation energy ～ 13 kJ and the energy conversion efficiency ～ 9%(24×5 μm wires,6 mm in diameter).Most of the X-ray emissions from tungsten Z-pinch plasmas were distributed in the spectral band of 100-600 eV,peaked at 250 and 375 eV.The dominant wavelengths of the wire ablation and the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor instability were found and analyzed through measuring the time-gated self-emission and laser interferometric images.Through analyzing the implosion trajectories obtained by an optical streak camera,the run-in velocities of the Z-pinch plasmas at the end of the implosion phase were determined to be about(1.3-2.1)×10 7 cm/s.     

Current-induced implosion of a multiwire array as a radial plasma rainstorm

We present our experimental results of the X-ray radiography of fast radiating Z-pinches based on cylindrical multiwire tungsten arrays. The experiments were carried out at the Angara-5-1 facility at an electrical power of up to 4 TW with a discharge current of up to 4 MA rising at a rate on the order of 5×10¹³ A s^?1. The linear mass of single and composite arrays reached 500 µg cm^?1, the initial radius was 4–10 mm, and the wire diameter was 5–8 µm. We have experimentally shown that for the current-induced implosion of multiwire tungsten arrays, significant azimuthal and axial plasma inhomogeneities result from discharge cold start and prolonged plasma production, which determine the subsequent course of the implosion. The Z-pinch structure also remains spatially inhomogeneous at the time of intense X-ray radiation. The generated inhomogeneous plasma collapses toward the array axis in the form of numerous radially elongated plasmoids with relatively small diameters. The stream of plasmoids is called a radial plasma rainstorm. As the plasmoids contract toward the array axis, they decrease in radial size and merge into isolated plasma current filaments, which are elongated mainly along the discharge axis. We critically discuss the models of a radiating Z-pinch in plasma composed of matter with a large atomic number that disregard the cold-start and prolonged plasma-production effects.     

阳加速器钨丝阵内爆软X光功率辐射特性

介绍了在阳加速器上进行的系列W丝阵Z箍缩物理实验,实验中阳加速器Marx充电电压60 kV,负载电流输出0.85~1.00 MA,电流上升时间75~90 ns（10%~90%）;进行软X光辐射功率测量的主要仪器是软X光闪烁体功率计,其核心部件为对50~1800 eV X光具有平响应特性的蓝光闪烁体。给出了系列W丝阵Z箍缩实验软X光辐射功率测量结果,从软X光辐射输出随丝阵负载参数（包括丝阵直径、长度、丝数）变化关系讨论了钨丝阵内爆辐射特性,给出了阳加速器上各负载参数优化的结果:丝阵直径Ф8 mm,丝阵长度15 mm,丝数24。同时对软X光辐射的空间分布特性进行了初步的探讨,给出了辐射功率在负载的轴向和径向的分布。     

双层丝阵Z箍缩电流分配实验研究

负载内外层电流分配是决定双层丝阵Z箍缩内爆动力学模式的关键因素. 在"强光一号"装置上, 利用微型磁探针系统定量测量了双层钨丝阵三个重要径向位置点的电流, 获得了其在驱动电流开始上升至驱动电流达到峰值之前20ns这一阶段内的时间演化行为. 实验使用的双层钨丝阵负载高度为20mm、单丝直径为3.8μm、内/外层丝阵直径分别为8mm/16mm. 对比了内/外层丝根数分别为42/21和21/42时电流分配的差异. 结果表明: 驱动电流上升过程中, 内外层丝阵的电流均逐步增大, 外层丝阵电流份额逐渐减小, 而内层丝阵电流份额逐渐增大; 内层丝阵最大电流份额未超过50%; 内/外层丝根数为21/42的负载外层电流较大. 关键词： Z箍缩 双层丝阵 电流分配     

Two different modes of nested wire array Z-pinch implosions

Two different modes of nested wire array implosion driven by a 1-MA, 240-ns current pulse were observed, determined by the fraction of total current induced in the inner array. Penetration by the outer array through the inner with switching of current occurred if current in the inner array was initially suppressed. Simultaneous implosion of arrays with apparent compression of magnetic flux between the arrays was observed if approximately 20% of the current was in the inner array. In both cases the x-ray pulse rise time of approximately 10 ns (for 260-ns implosion time) was considerably smaller than for a single array.     

Z箍缩动态黑腔阴影像诊断研究

为了获得填充泡沫的钨丝阵动态黑腔动力学演化图像, 研究钨等离子体与泡沫柱的相互作用形式, 在1 MA脉冲功率装置上设计了四分幅紫外探针光(266 nm)阴影成像系统, 该系统时间分辨为2.5 ns, 静态空间分辨优于70 μm, 径向阴影图像展示了从固体丝膨胀消融到先驱等离子体与泡沫相互作用, 从泡沫的箍缩到反弹膨胀的全过程. 图像显示了在长约50 ns时间内丝等离子体以雨的形式持续与泡沫相互作用, 在整个箍缩阶段并未观察到等离子体壳层结构. 定量分析表明泡沫柱的最小箍缩速度为1.0×10⁶ cm/s, 最大箍缩速度为6.0×10⁶ cm/s, 在轴上滞止的直径约为1 mm. 通过对数值模拟计算结果的讨论, 明确了在Z箍缩等离子体状态下阴 影成像结果主要反映了逆轫致吸收效应, 与径向功率波形的时间关联给出了钨等离子体主体与泡沫柱相互作用时刻的图像. 关键词： 动态黑腔 阴影像 箍缩速度     

Experiments with wire arrays at a submicrosecond current risetime

Experiments with wire arrays of the z-pinch geometry consisting of copper and tungsten wires of length up to 8 cm have been performed on the GIT-12 generator at a current pulse risetime of ∼300 ns and ∼1 μs. These modes were compared as to the efficiency of the wire array implosion. For the 300-ns pulse a ∼5-nH/cm change in inductance has been achieved. It has been demonstrated that the lifetime of the plasma precursor is proportional to the current risetime. Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 81–90, December, 1999.     

表面绝缘混合平面丝阵Z箍缩激光阴影图像诊断

基于脉冲半高全宽约为9 ns、波长为532 nm的Nd:YAG激光器,采用条纹相机和商用数码相机两种记录设备,建立了时间分辨和时间积分两种模式的激光阴影图像诊断系统,在"强光一号"装置上对表面绝缘混合平面丝阵Z箍缩等离子体开展了实验研究.实验结果表明:在融蚀过程中表面绝缘金属丝冕等离子体发展较普通金属丝慢,在t=44ns到t=56ns之间,其平均膨胀速度分别为1.1×104m·s-1和1.7×104m·s-1;在等离子体滞止前10 ns的快速聚爆过程中,表面绝缘金属丝和普通金属丝两侧的平均聚爆速度分别为5.5×105m·s-1和9.3×105m·s-1,表面绝缘一侧等离子体滞止时间小于普通金属丝一侧,分别为5.9 ns和9.5 ns;等离子体碰撞分界线偏向于表面绝缘一侧,滞止时形成的磁流体不稳定性结构类似.     

“强光一号”Al丝阵Z箍缩产生K层辐射实验研究

在“强光一号”加速器开展了Al丝阵Z箍缩产生K层辐射的实验研究,固定Al丝线径20 μm、丝阵直径12 mm,丝根数为8和12的负载获得K层产额分别为0.9 kJ/cm和1.1 kJ/cm,明显高于16和24根丝负载.辐射功率波形和时间分辨的X射线图像显示,低丝数负载存在拖尾质量引起的多次内爆现象.在60%—80%的内爆时间内,丝阵几乎停留在初始位置;主体内爆在随后的25—30 ns内完成,将部分等离子体留在初始位置,形成质量的拖尾分布;内爆后期驱动电流向外围的拖尾质量迁移,引 关键词： Al丝阵 Z箍缩 K层辐射')" href="#">K层辐射 拖尾质量     

等离子体断路开关装置上的多丝Z箍缩初步实验

 开展了基于等离子体断路开关的脉冲功率源驱动多丝Z箍缩负载初步实验，实验中采用了2根或4根钨丝组成的环形阵列，其中钨丝的直径分别为7 mm和20 mm。利用高速扫描摄影获取钨丝电爆炸和箍缩过程中等离子体自发光的物理图像。实验结果表明：导通电流为105 kA的等离子体断路开关将67%~78%的电流转换至金属丝阵负载上，负载电流上升沿为84~110 ns。高速扫描相机观察到了钨丝电爆炸形成晕等离子体及其向轴线箍缩和后期向外膨胀的物理过程。     

Homogeneous electrical explosion of tungsten wire in vacuum

Experimental results on Joule energy deposition upon initiation of a fast electrical explosion of 16-μm tungsten wire in vacuum at current densities of more than 10⁸ A/cm² are reported. We have found that explosion with a fast current rise time (～170 A/ns into a short) results in homogeneous and enhanced deposition of electrical energy into the tungsten before surface flashover. The maximum tungsten wire resistivity reaches a value of up to ～185 μΩ cm before surface flashover that significantly exceeds the melting boundary and corresponds to a temperature of ～1 eV. The highest values for light radiation and expansion velocity of wire ～1 km/s were observed for the fast explosion. For the explosion mode with a slower current rise time (～22 A/ns into a short), we observed the existence of an “energy deposition barrier” for tungsten wire. In the slow explosion mode, the current is reconnected to the surface shunting discharge before melting. The maximum tungsten wire resistivity in this case reaches the value of ～120 μΩ cm, which is less than indicative of melting. Also, the energy deposition along the wire is strongly inhomogeneous, and wire is disintegrated into parts. We attribute the early reconnection of the current to the surface discharge for the slow explosion to high electron emission from the wire surface, which starts before melting.     

Mass-profile and instability-growth measurements for 300-wire Z-pinch implosions driven by 14-18 MA

We present the first comprehensive study of high wire-number, wire-array Z-pinch dynamics at 14-18 MA using x-ray backlighting and optical shadowgraphy diagnostics. The cylindrical arrays retain slowly expanding, dense wire cores at the initial position up to 60% of the total implosion time. Azimuthally correlated instabilities at the array edge appear during this stage which continue to grow in amplitude and wavelength after the start of bulk motion, resulting in measurable trailing mass that does not arrive on axis before peak x-ray emission.     

Direct experimental evidence for current-transfer mode operation of nested tungsten wire arrays at 16-19 MA

Nested tungsten wire arrays (20-mm on 12-mm diam.) are shown for the first time to operate in a current-transfer mode at 16-19 MA, even for azimuthal interwire gaps of 0.2 mm that are the smallest typically used for any array experiment. After current transfer, the inner wire array shows discrete wire ablation and implosion characteristics identical to that of a single array, such as axially nonuniform ablation, delayed acceleration, and trailing mass and current. The presence of trailing mass from the outer and the inner arrays may play a role in determining nested array performance.     

Current implosion of quasi-spherical wire arrays

By means of the electrostatic expansion of a cylindrical wire array by an additional electrode, quasi-spherical arrays with a radius of 8–12 mm and a mass of 200–400 μg consisting of 30–60 tungsten wires 6 μm in thickness are formed. The compression of Z pinches formed by these arrays was performed by a current of 3–4 MA with a rise time of 100 ns in the Angara-5-1 facility. It has been shown that the central part of this array forms a region hotter than its edges and that for cylindrical arrays.     

单层钨丝阵Z箍缩内爆不稳定性特征实验研究

基于激光阴影像,研究了直径为8 mm的钨丝阵在滞止阶段的不稳定性发展。实验结果表明,在消融阶段早期,不稳定性扰动的主导波长为0.2 mm。在内爆后期和滞止阶段,不稳定主导波长迅速向长波长方向发展。在功率峰值前后,扭曲不稳定性特征开始出现,在滞止等离子体柱达到最小收缩直径后,辐射功率出现了明显下降。     

“强光一号”锥形丝阵内爆特性研究

在强光一号装置开展小倾角单层锥形钨丝阵实验, 获得了锥形丝阵在消融阶段, 拉链内爆阶段和滞止阶段的辐射参数和辐射图像. 消融阶段的物理图像映证了使用火箭模型对锥形丝阵消融过程及先驱等离子体形成的分析. 结合分幅像、针孔像和条纹像, 解释了锥形丝阵在内爆箍缩阶段阴极部分首先发生内爆并产生硬X射线成分的原因. 观察到的锥形丝阵的拉链内爆速度达到2.59× 10⁷ cm/s, 拉链内爆及滞止的持续时间达到40 ns, 远大于相近尺寸的柱形丝阵. 通过特殊构型丝阵内爆特性的研究, 为进一步验证基于柱形丝阵建立的Z-pinch理论模型, 完善MHD模型的普适性提供必要的实验数据.     

“强光一号”单排平面型铝丝阵Z箍缩实验研究

利用"强光一号"装置开展了排宽度6~24 mm、丝根数10~34、不同参数的单排平面型铝丝阵Z箍缩实验研究,重点研究了不同负载参数下平面型丝阵Z箍缩内爆、辐射特性随负载参数的变化规律。结果表明:平面型丝阵负载内爆过程存在先驱等离子体柱、拖尾质量等,并伴随着R-T不稳定性;在滞止后期等离子体箍缩柱受扭曲不稳定性影响明显;不同参数负载聚爆时间取决于线质量与排宽度平方的乘积值;以辐射能衡量的最优化值应位于200~400μg·cm之间,在相同值下丝间距应选择在1 mm以下为宜。实验获得的平面型铝丝阵最大X射线辐射能量22 kJ,峰值功率630 GW,最大K层辐射能量3.9 kJ,K层辐射功率158 GW。     

Wire number doubling in high-wire-number regime increasesZ-accelerator X-ray power

Doubling the number of tungsten wires from 120 to 240, keeping the mass fixed, increased the radiated X-ray power relative to the electrical power at the insulator stack of the Z accelerator by (35±15)% for 8.75- and 20-mm radii Z-pinch wire arrays. One-dimensional radiation magneto hydrodynamic calculations suggest that the arrays were operating in a quasi “plasma-shed” regime, where the plasma generated by the individual wires partially merge prior to the inward implosion of the entire array     

单层丝阵负载Z箍缩内爆辐射特性研究

在电流3—4MA的Angara-5-1脉冲装置上进行了单层钨丝阵Z箍缩实验,利用具有坪响应的X射线功率谱仪获得X射线功率,利用X射线纳秒分幅相机获得等离子体内爆辐射区图像.在丝阵直径相同时,实验得到较细的丝直径使得内爆较早,收缩比较大;较大的丝间隙使得内爆早期丝间等离子体不能有效的融合,而是较孤立的等离子体簇向内箍缩;较大的丝直径和丝间隙导致不稳定性波长较大.在丝阵直径不同,丝直径相当时,实验得到较大的丝阵直径内爆启动较早,具有较大的内爆速度,但等离子体在内爆过程中较分散.另外,较大的丝直径和丝阵直径使X射线辐射脉冲时间较宽.