Increasing plasma parameters using sheared flow stabilization of a Z-pinch

Shumlak, U.; Nelson, B. A.; Claveau, E. L.; Forbes, E. G.; Golingo, R. P.; Hughes, M. C.; Oberto, R. J.; Ross, M. P.; Weber, T. R.

doi:10.1063/1.4977468

Title: Increasing plasma parameters using sheared flow stabilization of a Z-pinch

Journal Article · Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4977468· OSTI ID:1465207

^[1]; Nelson, B. A. ^[1]; Claveau, E. L. ^[1]; Forbes, E. G. ^[1]; Golingo, R. P. ^[1]; Hughes, M. C. ^[1]; Oberto, R. J. ^[1];

^[1]; Weber, T. R. ^[1]

Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States). Aerospace and Energetics Research Program

The ZaP and ZaP-HD Flow Z-pinch experiments at the University of Washington have successfully demonstrated that sheared plasma flows can be used as a stabilization mechanism over a range of parameters that has not previously been accessible to long-lived Z-pinch configurations.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States); University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-2400, USA

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001860; AR-0000571; FG02-04ER54756

OSTI ID:: 1465207

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1348027; OSTI ID: 1465686

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 5; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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