A model code for the radiative theta pinch
- INTI International University, 71800 Nilai (Malaysia)
- Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore 637616 (Singapore)
- Department of Physics, Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, P. O. Box 6091, Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic)
- Department of Physics, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan (Pakistan)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10140 (Thailand)
A model for the theta pinch is presented with three modelled phases of radial inward shock phase, reflected shock phase, and a final pinch phase. The governing equations for the phases are derived incorporating thermodynamics and radiation and radiation-coupled dynamics in the pinch phase. A code is written incorporating correction for the effects of transit delay of small disturbing speeds and the effects of plasma self-absorption on the radiation. Two model parameters are incorporated into the model, the coupling coefficient f between the primary loop current and the induced plasma current and the mass swept up factor f{sub m}. These values are taken from experiments carried out in the Chulalongkorn theta pinch.
- OSTI ID:
- 22304085
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 21, Issue 7; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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