Production of ultrahigh magnetic fields. Technical progress report

Technical Report · Fri Oct 25 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6233421

The objective was to produce and measure controlled ultrahigh magnetic fields by imploding a plasma in which a magnetic field has been entrained. The novel method for producing the ultrahigh fields using a gas-puff Z pinch was tested successfully and found to work as well as predicted in some respects and better in others, such as field amplification. Moreover, in testing this concept, we may have created the only megagauss facility in the world with a 3-minute repetition rate and long lifetime. Most megagauss facilities are single-shot, owing to material deformations or the use of explosives.

• Research Organization: JAYCOR, San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-84ER13302
• OSTI ID: 6233421
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13302-1; ON: DE86003735
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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CONFINEMENT
FLUID INJECTION
FLUID MECHANICS
GAS INJECTION
HYDRODYNAMICS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
LONGITUDINAL PINCH
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MECHANICS
PINCH EFFECT
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
REYNOLDS NUMBER
X-RAY LASERS