The physics of fast Z pinches [electronic resource]

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Corporate Author: Sandia National Laboratories (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1998.
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500 |a Matzen, M.K.; Ryutov, D.D.; Derzon, M.S. 
520 3 |a The spectacular progress made during the last few years in reaching high energy densities in fast implosions of annular current sheaths (fast Z pinches) opens new possibilities for a broad spectrum of experiments, from x-ray generation to controlled thermonuclear fusion and astrophysics. Presently Z pinches are the most intense laboratory X ray sources (1.8 MJ in 5 ns from a volume 2 mm in diameter and 2 cm tall). Powers in excess of 200 TW have been obtained. This warrants summarizes the present knowledge of physics that governs the behavior of radiating current-carrying plasma in fast Z-pinches. This survey covers essentially all aspects of the physics of fast Z pinches: initiation, instabilities of the early stage, magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability in the implosion phase, formation of a transient quasi-equilibrium near the stagnation point, and rebound. Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of hydrodynamic instabilities governing the implosion symmetry. Possible ways of mitigating these instabilities are discussed. Non-magnetohydrodynamic effects (anomalous resistivity, generation of particle beams, etc.) are summarized. Various applications of fast Z pinches are briefly described. Scaling laws governing development of more powerful Z pinches are presented. The survey contains 52 figures and nearly 300 references. 
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650 7 |a X-ray Sources.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Implosions.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Rayleigh-taylor Instability.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Longitudinal Pinch.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Plasma Production.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Uses.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Plasma Instability.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Scaling Laws.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Plasma Simulation.  |2 local. 
650 7 |a Plasma Physics And Fusion.  |2 edbsc. 
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