Applied Physics Letters · 1981 · 16 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsPlasma PhysicsSpectroscopyHigh-temperature PlasmasLaser-plasma InteractionsMagnetohydrodynamicsPlasma DiagnosticsPlasma FundamentalsPlasma SimulationElectron DensityElectron Density DistributionsX-ray Absorption SpectroscopyZ-pinch Plasmas
Measurements done on a new plasma device, a laser initiated, gas-embedded Z pinch, are compared with magnetohydro dynamics(MHD) calculations. The measurements, which include two-foil x-ray absorption, absolute continuum emission, and schlieren shadowgraphy, are in good agreement with predictions made by a two-dimensional MHD calculation, which indicates that the peak electron temperature in the plasma is 200 eV and the peak electron density is 1×1020 cm−3.
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The Joule Heating of a Stable Pinched Plasma
M. G. Haines · Proceedings of the Physical Society · 1960 · 43 citations