Effect of transverse electrical fields on x-ray amplification in a capillary-discharge Z-pinch

Sergei V. Kukhlevsky; Jozef Kaiser; Giuseppe Tomassetti; Antonio Ritucci; Armando Reale; Libero Palladino; Francesco Flora; Luca Mezi; Ida Zs. Kozma

doi:10.1117/12.450602

12 December 2001 Effect of transverse electrical fields on x-ray amplification in a capillary-discharge Z-pinch

Sergei V. Kukhlevsky, Jozef Kaiser, Giuseppe Tomassetti, Antonio Ritucci, Armando Reale, Libero Palladino, Francesco Flora, Luca Mezi, Ida Zs. Kozma

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Proceedings Volume 4505, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications IV; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450602
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2001, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The effect of the transverse-direction electrical fields on the stability and dynamics of a capillary discharge Z-pinch, at conditions for which soft x-ray lasing in Ne-like Ar has been demonstrated, is studied. It is shown that the transverse electrical fields of the sliding surface discharge provide the instability-free compression and heating of the plasma. The stable and homogeneous heating and compression allows achievement of the appropriate conditions for the soft x-ray lasing in Ne-like Ar. Numerical calculations using the MHD model of the discharge yield new predictions for dynamics and stability of the plasma collapse in the presence of the transverse electrical fields and explain details of experimental observations without artificial adjustments.

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Sergei V. Kukhlevsky, Jozef Kaiser, Giuseppe Tomassetti, Antonio Ritucci, Armando Reale, Libero Palladino, Francesco Flora, Luca Mezi, and Ida Zs. Kozma "Effect of transverse electrical fields on x-ray amplification in a capillary-discharge Z-pinch", Proc. SPIE 4505, Soft X-Ray Lasers and Applications IV, (12 December 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450602

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