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Knowledge of spatial mass distribution is important for understanding the physics of implosion of megaampere-current wire arrays. The paper presents results from studying the electron density distribution at the periphery of a tungsten wire array near the instant of maximum compression by using laser interferometry at λ=0.69 µm. It is found that, at the instant of maximum compression (∼100 ns after the beginning of the discharge), the estimated maximum local electron density inside the wire array reaches ∼1018 cm−3 at a distance of 0.3–3 mm from the initial wire positions. Assuming the average tungsten ion charge to be 10, the local linear mass density in this region turns out to be 3 µg/cm, which amounts to about 10% of the total linear mass density of the liner. A fraction of the generator current flows through this plasma. The duration of the soft X-ray pulse is 5–8 ns, which indicates the achievement of a fairly high compression ratio.
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Translated from Fizika Plazmy, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2004, pp. 245–255.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Aleksandrov, Volkov, Grabovski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \), Zukakishvili, Zurin, Mitrofanov, Nedoseev, Ole\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \)nik, Porofeev, Samokhin Sasorov, Smirnov, Frolov.
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Aleksandrov, V.V., Volkov, G.S., Grabovskii, E.V. et al. Interferometric measurements of the plasma density at the Z-pinch periphery in the angara-5-1 facility. Plasma Phys. Rep. 30, 218–227 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1687023
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