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Investigating the effect of adding an on-axis jet to Ar gas puff Z pinches on Z

Harvey-Thompson, Adam J.; Jennings, Christopher A.; Jones, Brent M.; Ampleford, David A.; Lamppa, Derek C.; Coverdale, Christine A.; Cuneo, M.E.; Hansen, Stephanie B.; Jones, Michael J.; Moore, Nathan W.; Rochau, G.A.; Apruzese, John P.; Giuliani, John L.; Thornhill, John W.

Double-shell Ar gas puff implosions driven by 16.5±0.5 MA on the Z generator at Sandia National Laboratories are very effective emitters of Ar K-shell radiation (photon energy >3 keV), producing yields of 330 ± 9% kJ (B. Jones et al., Phys. Plasmas, 22, 020706, 2015). In addition, previous simulations and experiments have reported dramatic increases in K-shell yields when adding an on-axis jet to double shell gas puffs for some configurations.