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| DOI | 10.1063/1.2227443 |
| Title | Use of Faraday probing to estimate current distribution in wire array z pinches |
| Creator/Author | Bland, S. N. ; Ampleford, D. J. ; Bott, S. C. ; Guite, A. ; Hall, G. N. ; Hardy, S. M. ; Lebedev, S. V. ; Shardlow, P. ; Harvey-Thompson, A. ; Suzuki, F. ; Kwek, K. H. [Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ (United Kingdom) ; Department of Physics, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50603 (Malaysia)] |
| Publication Date | 2006 Oct 15 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 20861195 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; RSINAK; TRN: US07A5171024157 |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments; Journal Volume: 77; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2227443; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) |
| Subject | 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CURRENTS; DISTRIBUTION; FARADAY EFFECT; IMPLOSIONS; LASERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PULSES; RODS; WIRES; X-RAY SOURCES |
| Description/Abstract | In order to understand the formation and dynamics of plasma in wire array z-pinch experiments, measurements of the distribution of current throughout the array are required. We present details of two Faraday probing diagnostics aimed at exploring the magnetic fields and hence distribution of current in an array. An imaging Faraday system utilizes a short laser pulse to make estimates of the current distribution in the precursor column formed on axis before implosion. In a second system, a rod of high Verdet constant glass is placed close to the wires of an array and the polarization of a cw laser passing through the rod is monitored to examine the variance of current with time. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Size: page(s) 10E315 |
| System Entry Date | 2007 Apr 23 |
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