Hot dense capsule implosions driven by Z-pinch x rays have been measured using a ~220 eV dynamic hohlraum to implode 1.7--2.1 mm diameter gas-filled CH capsules. The capsules absorbed up to ~20 kJ of x rays. Argon tracer atom spectra were used to measure the Tₑ~1 keV electron temperature and the nₑ~1--4×10²³ cm^-3 electron density. Spectra from multiple directions provide core symmetry estimates. Computer simulations agree well with the peak emission values of Tₑ, nₑ, and symmetry, indicating reasonable understanding of the hohlraum and implosion physics.
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