Radial limitation of the focal zone of a magnetoplasma compressor

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · High Temp. (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5770061

Kamrukov, A S; Kozlov, N P; Protasov, Y S

An investigation was made of the radial limitation of the zone of a dense plasma focus on the dynamic, energy, and spectral characteristics of a high-current plasma-dynamic discharge. It is shown that magnetic constriction of the flow and the considerable axial component of the velocity make it possible to attain high tempertures of the plasma without danger of a breakdown, limiting the discharge of the walls, which enables the use of a radially limited discharge as a high-intensity source of radiation in the visible and near ultraviolet regions of the spectrum, with times of the increase in the intensity of a pulse of approx.1 ..mu..sec.

• Research Organization: N. E. Bauman Higher Technical School, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5770061
• Journal Information: High Temp. (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 16:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
MAGNETOPLASMA COMPRESSORS
PLASMA FOCUS
CESIUM IODIDES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
LIMITERS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CESIUM COMPOUNDS
COMPRESSORS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
IODIDES
IODINE COMPOUNDS
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