Diagnostic and Power Feed Upgrades to the MAIZE Facility

The Michigan Accelerator for Inductive Z-pinch Experiments (MAIZE) is a single-stage, 1-MA linear transformer driver at the University of Michigan. The MAIZE facility has been the site of various experimental studies, including wire array Z-pinches for X-ray source development and cylindrical foil l...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2018-11, Vol.46 (11), p.3973-3981
Main Authors: Campbell, P. C., Woolstrum, J. M., Antoulinakis, F., Jones, T. M., Yager-Elorriaga, D. A., Miller, S. M., Jordan, Nicholas M., Lau, Y. Y., Gilgenbach, Ronald M., Mcbride, Ryan D.
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Language:English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
B-dot probe
Cavity resonators
Corn
Diagnostic systems
Feeds
Foils
HEDP
high-energy-density physics
ICF
Inductance
inertial confinement fusion
Laser beams
Laser stability
Linear transformer driver
LTD
MagLIF
magnetized liner inertial fusion
Optical interferometry
Optical pulses
pulsed power
Rogowski coil
shadowgraphy
Stability analysis
Transmission lines
X ray sources
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Summary:The Michigan Accelerator for Inductive Z-pinch Experiments (MAIZE) is a single-stage, 1-MA linear transformer driver at the University of Michigan. The MAIZE facility has been the site of various experimental studies, including wire array Z-pinches for X-ray source development and cylindrical foil loads for implosion stability analysis. In order to better understand and investigate these and other experiments, a 4-frame extreme ultraviolet camera was implemented, the optical stability of a 12-frame laser shadowgraphy system was improved, B-dot probes were upgraded, and a Rogowski coil was constructed. New conical load hardware was also developed to reduce the inductance of the transmission line and thus improve the current delivered to the loads.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2018.2858796