Evolution of X-pinch loads for pulsed power generators with current from 50 to 5000 kA

Shelkovenko T.A.; Pikuz S.A.; Tilikin I.N.; Mitchell M.D.; Bland S.N.; Hammer D.A.

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Shelkovenko T.A., Pikuz S.A., Tilikin I.N., Mitchell M.D., Bland S.N., Hammer D.A.. Evolution of X-pinch loads for pulsed power generators with current from 50 to 5000 kA[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(6). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.09.001

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Shelkovenko T.A., Pikuz S.A., Tilikin I.N., Mitchell M.D., Bland S.N., Hammer D.A.. Evolution of X-pinch loads for pulsed power generators with current from 50 to 5000 kA[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2018, 3(6). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.09.001

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Evolution of X-pinch loads for pulsed power generators with current from 50 to 5000 kA

doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.09.001

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aCornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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bP. N. Lebedev Institute, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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cBlackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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dUniversity of Evansville, Evansville, IN, USA

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Corresponding author: *Corresponding author. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA. E-mail address: taniashel@yahoo.com (T.A. Shelkovenko).
Received Date: 2018-05-22
Accepted Date: 2018-09-03

Available Online: 2021-12-07

Publish Date: 2018-11-15

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A review of X-pinches of various configurations and of different materials as an X-ray source for various applications is presented. The advantages and disadvantages of different designs of X-pinches as a load for generators with a wide range of output parameters and as a source of X-ray radiation for X-ray point-projection imaging were analyzed.
- X-pinch,
- X-ray source,
- X-ray point-projection imaging

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