Developments of compact pulsed-power system toward X-ray sources
In order to generate X-rays from X-pinch, the peak current and current-rising time required are estimated to be 100 kA and 100 ns, respectively. To obtain these parameters, we developed a pulsed-power system, which consists of a parallelized pulse-forming network (PFN). The 20 PFN modules of the sys...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2013-11-01
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Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135910002 |
Summary: | In order to generate X-rays from X-pinch, the peak current and current-rising time required are estimated to be 100 kA and 100 ns, respectively. To obtain these parameters, we developed a pulsed-power system, which consists of a parallelized pulse-forming network (PFN). The 20 PFN modules of the system were driven at a charging voltage of 20 kV by a thin copper wire of load resistance. The results showed that the current and current-rising time are 18 kA and 107 ns, respectively. The wire/plasma temperature is 6.9 eV. The pulsed-power system is expected to generate X-rays from X-pinch by the proposed system. This can be achieved by raising the voltage and increasing the number of PFN modules. |
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ISSN: | 2100-014X |