The Role of Flux Advection in the Development of the Ablation Streams and Precursors of Wire Array Z-pinches

Journal Article · Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3079752· OSTI ID:21255362

Greenly, John; Martin, Matthew; Blesener, Isaac; Chalenski, David; Knapp, Patrick; McBride, Ryan ^[1]

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1. Laboratory of Plasma Studies, 439 Rhodes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 (United States)

B-dot probes for the first time have successfully measured the field through implosion of wire arrays on COBRA. The probe data confirm an advective magnetic evolution of closed field lines during the onset of ablation that was first seen in 2D GORGON simulations.

• OSTI ID: 21255362
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1088, Issue 1; Conference: 7. international conference on dense Z-pinches, Alexandria, VA (United States), 12-21 Aug 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3079752; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ABLATION
ADVECTION
IMPLOSIONS
LINEAR Z PINCH DEVICES
MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
SIMULATION
WIRES