Computer simulation of the theta pinch
Computer simulation of straight cylinder thetha pinch
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Computer simulation of straight cylinder thetha pinch
Theta pinch shock implosion calculations by computer simulation of collisionless ion Vlasov equation
Structure of propagating current sheet in large radius cylindrical pinch discharge
Dense high temperature plasma produced by 30- kjoule theta pinch examined by IR maser-excited coupled resonator system
Initiation, development and dynamic progress of the current sheets and associated magnetic fronts in a large radius pinch discharge
Stability of hard-core pinch device with anisotropic plasma pressure
Inverse-pinch triggered gap switch converted to gas-triggered operation by adding discharge constrictor and ablating inner column insulator
Design and development of small toroidal Rogowski coil probes for direct current density distribution measurement in plasma pinch discharge
Dielectric constant of plasma in direct pinch magnetic field and in direct helical magnetic field
Plasma preheating in megajoule theta pinch device for subsequent magnetic compression
Quasi-neutral one dimensional static pinch solutions for distribution functions with two perpendicular temperatures
Magnetic field nonuniformity and its effect on stability of theta pinch plasma
Simplified theory and transducer potentialities of pinch effect in semiconductors
Pinched plasma reversed current induction due to relativistic electron beam injection
Theta pinch plasma enhanced radiation at far IR wavelengths, observing emission exceeding thermal bremsstrahlung
Pinch devices under laser heating, determining plasma density and temperature and confining magnetic field strength with thermodynamic model
Experiments are performed on the plasma produced in a large inverse pinch using argon with no applied magnetic fields or preheating. A direct observation is made of the precursor ionization which initially raises the electron temperature and electrical conductivity. Calculations show that most of the mass is entrained in the current sheet, but that less than complete sweeping occurs at the lower velocities. The shock which is embedded in the current sheet closely resembles an ordinary gasdynamic shock. Consideration of the shock jump condition derived from the induction equation is shown to determine the frequent inability of the shock to separate from the current sheet.