Two-Chord Digital Holographic Interferometry on Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch Plasma

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dc.contributor.advisorShumlak, Uri
dc.contributor.authorLian, Zhangsheng
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T17:17:23Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T17:17:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-27
dc.date.submitted2023
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2023
dc.description.abstractA two-chord digital holographic interferometry (DHI) setup is implemented on the ZaP-HD sheared-flow-stabilized (SFS) Z-pinch device. The SFS Z-pinch concept can potentially work as a fusion power generator or a space propulsion engine. The expanded DHI setup, combined with other diagnostics, offers a broader view about the plasma’s structural evolution in the Z pinch. Two-dimensional instantaneous electron density profiles are measured from the DHI setup. Comparisons are made with pinch current centroid estimated from magnetic probe array. Field of view limitations and signal noise of the DHI setup are discussed. Suggestions are made to improve the capability of the DHI setup.
dc.embargo.termsOpen Access
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherLian_washington_0250O_26182.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/50673
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsnone
dc.subjectHolographic interferometry
dc.subjectPlasma confinement
dc.subjectPlasma diagnostics
dc.subjectZ pinch
dc.subjectPlasma physics
dc.subjectAerospace engineering
dc.subjectNuclear engineering
dc.subject.otherAeronautics and astronautics
dc.titleTwo-Chord Digital Holographic Interferometry on Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch Plasma
dc.typeThesis

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