Radiating shock measurements in the Z-pinch dynamic hohlraum

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Mar 28;100(12):125004. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.125004. Epub 2008 Mar 28.

Abstract

The Z-pinch dynamic hohlraum is an x-ray source for high energy-density physics studies that is heated by a radiating shock to radiation temperatures >200 eV. The time-dependent 300-400 eV electron temperature and 15-35 mg/cc density of this shock have been measured for the first time using space-resolved Si tracer spectroscopy. The shock x-ray emission is inferred from these measurements to exceed 50 TW, delivering >180 kJ to the hohlraum.