Hot dense capsule-implosion cores produced by Z-pinch dynamic Hohlraum radiation

Phys Rev Lett. 2004 Feb 27;92(8):085002. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.085002. Epub 2004 Feb 26.

Abstract

Hot dense capsule implosions driven by Z-pinch x rays have been measured using a approximately 220 eV dynamic Hohlraum to implode 1.7-2.1 mm diameter gas-filled CH capsules. The capsules absorbed up to approximately 20 kJ of x rays. Argon tracer atom spectra were used to measure the T(e) approximately 1 keV electron temperature and the n(e) approximately 1-4 x 10(23) cm(-3) electron density. Spectra from multiple directions provide core symmetry estimates. Computer simulations agree well with the peak emission values of T(e), n(e), and symmetry, indicating reasonable understanding of the Hohlraum and implosion physics.