Multiphase foamlike structure of exploding wire cores

被引:144
作者
Pikuz, SA [1 ]
Shelkovenko, TA
Sinars, DB
Greenly, JB
Dimant, YS
Hammer, DA
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[1] Cornell Univ, Plasma Studies Lab, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[2] Lebedev Inst, Moscow, Russia
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4313
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
X-ray backlighter images (radiographs) of current-induced explosions of 7.5-25 mu m diam metal wiles show for the first time mu m scale, time-resolved details of a persistent foamlike liquid-vapor structure of the expanded wire core. Experiments with refractory and highly resistive metals, with current rising to 2-5 kA per wire in 350 ns, show that a substantial portion of the win material is not vaporized but remains in a condensed state. As the current damps out, the remaining liquid phase material coalesces into separate droplets.
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页码:4313 / 4316
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