STAGED Z-PINCH

被引:54
作者
RAHMAN, HU [1 ]
WESSEL, FJ [1 ]
ROSTOKER, N [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF IRVINE,DEPT PHYSIOL & BIOPHYS,IRVINE,CA 92717
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.714
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We consider a staged Z pinch in which an annular plasma implodes onto a coaxial wire. The physical model involves conservation of magnetic flux created by the current initially trapped in the wire plasma and adiabatic heating. It leads to magnetic-field and current amplification with a current rise time of 4 × 1015 A/sec. At peak current levels approaching 5 MA the wire plasma attains a density n=1024 cm-3, a temperature T=10 keV, and nτ>1015 cm-3 sec. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:714 / 717
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