• DocumentCode
    271902
  • Title

    Images of a Plasma Focus Current Sheath With a Continuous Cylindrical Outer Electrode

  • Author

    Milanese, María Magdalena ; Cortázar, Osvaldo Daniel ; Barbaglia, Mario Oscar ; Moroso, Robert L.

  • Author_Institution
    Plasma Lab., Nat. Univ. of Central Buenos Aires, Tandil, Argentina
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    2606
  • Lastpage
    2607
  • Abstract
    Images of the roll-off, radial compression, final pinch, and after pinch stages of the current sheath (CS) of the dense plasma focus PACO (plasma autoconfinado) whose outer electrode is a brass cylindrical shell are shown. The different stages of the current sheath were measured with an image converter camera, 5-ns exposure time. The images of the CS evolution look similar to those previously obtained with an array of bars as cathode, as well as neutron yields and working pressures.
  • Keywords
    pinch effect; plasma diagnostics; plasma focus; plasma sheaths; CS evolution; brass cylindrical shell; continuous cylindrical outer electrode; dense plasma focus PACO; image converter camera; neutron yields; plasma autoconfinado; plasma focus current sheath; radial compression; Capacitors; Cathodes; Deuterium; Image coding; Neutrons; Plasmas; Current sheath; neutrons; plasma focus;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2014.2346693
  • Filename
    6882244
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=271902