Experiments and simulations on the possibility of radiative contraction/collapse in the PF-1000 plasma focus

Autor: Akel Mohamad, Cikhardt Jakub, Kubes Pavel, Kunze Hans-Joachim, Lee Sing, Paduch Marian, Saw Sor Heoh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nukleonika, Vol 61, Iss 2, Pp 145-148 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0029-5922
DOI: 10.1515/nuka-2016-0025
Popis: Experimental studies of discharges in the plasma focus facility with neon filling and respective numerical simulations employing the radiative Lee code are reported. The pinch currents exceed the Pease-Braginskii current, which indicates that radiative losses are larger than heating and that contraction of the formed plasma should occur. Both of these effects were indeed observed. Parallel numerical simulations were crucial for the identification of such an effect.
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