Study of C VI Balmer-alpha 18.2 nm line in a Z-pinch carbon plasma by computer simulation

Abstract

The dynamics of Z-pinch carbon plasma has been investigated using one dimensional Lagrangian code. During the pinch phase, the temperature increases due to shock heating and adiabatic heating. After the pinch the plasma is cooled down rapidly due to adiabatic expansion which can lead to an adequate condition for recombination Extreme-Ultra-Violet(XUV) lasers. The effect of the radiative trapping of resonance line on hydrodynamics and population kinetics is also investigated. The calculation shows that there can exist a high gain on hydrogen-like C VI Balmer-alpha line (18.2 nm).