Magnetic flux compression experiments on Proto-II

Conference · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA)

OSTI ID:6503878

Felber, J; Malley, M M; Wessel, F J ^[1]; Matzen, M K; Palmer, M A; Spielman, R B ^[2]; Liberman, M A; Velikovich, A L ^[3]

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1. Jaycor, P. O. Box 85154, San Diego, CA (USA)
2. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (USA)
3. Institute for Physical Problems, Moscow (USSR)

Evidence is presented that an axial field of 100 kG has been compressed to 42{plus minus}11 MG by a neon gas-puff Z pinch on the 800-kJ, 7.5-MA, 60-ns PROTO-II generator. Current and x-ray diagnostics and x-ray pinhole photographs indicate this 420-fold field compression was produced by the Z-pinch plasma at high magnetic Reynolds number.

• DOE Contract Number: FG03-84ER13302
• OSTI ID: 6503878
• Report Number(s): CONF-8904107--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA) Journal Volume: 195:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700101* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
700102 -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Diagnostics
COMPRESSION
CURRENTS
DATA
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FABRICATION
IMPACT FUSION DRIVERS
INFORMATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LINEAR PINCH DEVICES
LINEAR Z PINCH DEVICES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC FLUX
NUMERICAL DATA
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
PHOTOGRAPHY
PINCH DEVICES
PINCH EFFECT
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
RADIATIONS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
X RADIATION