Title :
Stable structure in the interrupted z-pinch
Author :
Kubes, P. ; Kravarik, J. ; Hakr, J. ; Kulhanek, P. ; Pichal, J.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Czech Tech. Univ., Prague, Czech Republic
fDate :
10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A low energy (500 J) discharge at relatively high pressure (kPa) between two cone-shaped electrodes has been studied. The discharge geometry enables the formation of two jets with filaments and a compact plasmoid in the center. The existence of the plasmoid was discovered in our experiments. Electron density and temperature were measured by the standard interferometric, schlieren, and spectroscopic methods. A turbulent structure of the jets and plasmoid was proposed for explanation of the measured values and some turbulent parameters were estimated
Keywords :
Z pinch; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; plasma temperature; 500 J; compact plasmoid; cone-shaped electrodes; discharge geometry; electron density; electron temperature; interrupted z-pinch; jets; low energy discharge; Density measurement; Electrodes; Electrons; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Spectroscopy; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
