End-on x-ray backlighting experiments for axial diagnostics of wire-array Z-pinch plasma on PPG-1

Zhao Shen^{1, 2}, Zhu Xinlei¹, Shi Huantong¹, Zou Xiaobing¹, Wang Xinxin^{1, †}

(color online) 3D false color images showing the areal plasma density of 4-wire Z-pinches: (a) t = 50 ns, (b) t = 71 ns, (c) t = 87 ns, (d) t = 103 ns, (e) t = 147 ns.