Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 42, Issue 12, 1208007(2015)

Multiframe Laser Differential Interferometer and Shadowgraph System for Z-Pinch Experiments

Chen Guanghua*, Dan Jiakun, Liu Jun, Lei Jiangbo, Huang Xianbin, and Li Jianfeng
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    A multi-frame interferometer and shadowgraph system based on angular-spectrum-division all-optical frame imaging technique has been developed. The system is capable of shooting 2~4 high definition shadowgraphs or interferograms in one shot with frame interval of 3~12 ns. By the 4f differential interferometer structure, the system is applicable for diagnostics of electron density of Z-pinch plasma with high temporal and spatial resolution of large density gradient. In the cylindrical single-shell tungsten wire array Z-pinch experiments conducted on Primary Test Stand, a sequentially timed shadowgraphs of implosion plasma give implosion velocity, compression ratio, magneto Rayleigh Taylor (MRT) instability evolution, etc. In the planar tungsten wire array experiments conducted on XP-1, the interferograms and calculated electron densities give plasma distribution and evolution in the early stage of wire array ablation.

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    Chen Guanghua, Dan Jiakun, Liu Jun, Lei Jiangbo, Huang Xianbin, Li Jianfeng. Multiframe Laser Differential Interferometer and Shadowgraph System for Z-Pinch Experiments[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2015, 42(12): 1208007

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    Paper Information

    Category: measurement and metrology

    Received: Jun. 19, 2015

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 8, 2015

    The Author Email: Chen Guanghua (chen_guanghua@sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201542.1208007

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