Experiments and Simulations on the Plasma Dynamics in Vacuum Transporting Lines Aimed at the Z-Pinch IFE Reactor
- Russian Research Centre 'Kurchatov Institute', 1 Kurchatov Sq., 123182, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185 (United States)
- Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 25 B.Cheremushkinskaya, 117259, Moscow (Russian Federation)
A series of experiments has been carried out on the S-300 pulsed power machine (3 MA, 0.15 Ohm, 100 ns), devoted to the study of a section of magnetically insulated vacuum transporting line (MITL), by the current flow density up to 500 MA/cm{sup 2}, by the linear current flow density being up to 6 MA/cm. These parameters fairly correspond to those of the Sandia Laboratories' conceptual project of IFE reactor based on the fast Z-pinch. The goals of experiments were as follows: 1) study of the near-electrode plasma and its effect on the energy transfer; 2) testing the 2-temperature MHD code NPINCH modeling the behavior of near-electrode plasmas. As a result, the conditions of plasma formation and reconnection of the MITL gap have been determined.
- OSTI ID:
- 20729269
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 808, Issue 1; Conference: 6. international conference on dense Z-pinches, Oxford (United Kingdom), 25-28 Jul 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2159371; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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