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Title: Helical plasma striations in liners in the presence of an external axial magnetic field

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4942787· OSTI ID:1470170
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  1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Lab. of Plasma Studies
  2. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Lab. of Plasma Studies; ; Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation). Lebedev Physical Inst. (LPI)
  3. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Lab. of Plasma Studies; Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation). Lebedev Physical Inst. (LPI)

Awe et al. found on the 20 MA Z machine [Acta Phys. Pol. A 115, 956 (2009)] that applying an externally generated axial magnetic field to an imploding liner leads to a helical pattern in the liner when viewed with soft x-ray radiography ([Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 235005 (2013)] and [Phys. Plasmas 21, 056303 (2014)]). We show that this phenomenon is also observed in extreme ultraviolet self-emission images of 10 mm long cylindrical metal liners having varying diameters and varying wall thicknesses on a 1 MA, 100–200 ns pulsed power generator. The magnetic field in these experiments is created using either twisted return current wires positioned close to the liner, generating a time-varying Bz, or a Helmholtz coil, generating a steady-state Bz.

Research Organization:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0001836; PHY-1102471
OSTI ID:
1470170
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1239853
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 2; ISSN 1070-664X
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 19 works
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