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Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject "z-pinch"
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An Investigation of Tungsten-Based Z-Pinch Planar Wire Array and Benchmarking Experiments
(2012)Wire array z-pinches provide an accessible means to research plasmas of high density and temperature and have valuable applications in the fields of inertial confinement fusion (ICF),astrophysics, and radiation studies. ... -
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Plasma flow control in the ablation and implosion phases in nested cylindrical and star wire array Z-pinches
(2013)Wire array Z-pinches are the most powerful laboratory x-ray sources, and the optimization of the x-ray radiation output requires the understanding of diverse phenomena. During the wire array implosion in such arrays, the ... -
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Radiative properties of Z-pinch and laser produced plasmas from mid-atomic-number materials
(2010)The investigation of Z-pinches on university-scale pulsed power generators allows for the study of plasmas with a broad range of temperatures, densities, and sizes in cost effective experiments. In particular, X-pinches ... -
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The Compact Pulsed Power Generator Sparky II and Two X-ray Spectroscopic Devices for Diagnosing Laboratory Plasmas
(2016)The compact x-ray/EUV facility at the UNR Physics Department’s Plasma Physics and Diagnostics Laboratory (PPDL) was improved to obtain high density and temperature plasmas with z-pinch plasma experiments and has been named ... -
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Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Radiation from Z-Pinch Complex Wire Arrays and Applications
(2014)In the research area of high energy density plasmas an ever increasing goal is searching for higher efficient radiators, particularly in z-pinch plasmas, and their applications. This goal is a major focus of this dissertation ...