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Soto, Leopoldo; Chuaqui, H.; Favre, M.; Saavedra, R.; Wyndham, E.; Skowronek, M.; Romeas, P.; Aliaga-Rossel, R.; Mitchell, I. H.

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“…No instabilities were observed during the expansion. 16,18 A plume occupying 1/3 of the electrodes interspace was observed at 5 ns. An n e value of 5ϫ10 25 m Ϫ3 is observed at 50 ns at the axis of the pinch, with a value of N of ϳ1.5ϫ10 19 m Ϫ1 , and the Bennett temperature was estimated at T B ϳ40 eV.…”

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 93%

“…In this section we describe a series of experiments in gas embedded Z-pinches carried out at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, [15][16][17][18] driven by a small pulse power generator, a Marx bank ͑400 kV͒ coupled to a water transmis-FIG. 5.…”

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A visible streak camera provided radial and axial plasma motion. 18 The total current and the external voltage were also measured with a Rogowskii coil and a capacitive divider.…”

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The electron density at the axis n e ϳ10 24 m Ϫ3 was less than the filling gas density (ϳ1.8ϫ10 25 m Ϫ3 ). 17,18 The Bennett temperature T B , can be estimated from T B ϭ͓ 0 /16k(Z ϩ1)͔I 2 /N, with 0 the permeability of free space, k the Boltzmann constant, and Z the number of charges or ionization stages. Thus T B (eV)ϭ1.56ϫ10 11 I 2 /N, with I and N in SI units.…”

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the third scheme, a cylindrical hollow discharge of 150 A was established between the conical electrodes, as well, a pulse laser beam was used for pre-ionization of the central zone 17 ͓Fig. 8͑c͒, double column pinch͔.…”

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transient electrical discharges in small devices

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Fundamental and applied research on plasmas with high energy density that are unstable and radiate can be done at a relatively low cost with small plasma pinches. In this paper we discuss three experiments using small pinch devices: a capillary discharge, a Z-pinch driven by a small generator, and a low energy plasma focus. The experiments were complemented by magnetohydrodynamics numerical calculations in order to assist the design and physical interpretation of the experimental data. The diagnostics used in the experiments include current and voltage monitors, multipinhole camera, holographic interferometry, and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy.

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Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A visible streak camera provided radial and axial plasma motion. 18 The total current and the external voltage were also measured with a Rogowskii coil and a capacitive divider.…”

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gas Embedded Z-pinch Driven By a Small Generator: Early Stage Plasma Dynamics And Stabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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