Abstract
Weak radial expansion of a Z-pinch plasma column during its strong initial ohmic heating phase is expected when the generation of a confining magnetic field is assisted by a correctly formed electron beam pulse. Appropriate one-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic equations are numerically solved, and the observed increase of plasma radius as a function of time for various discharge parameters is compared to a normal Z-pinch discharge initiation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1035-1048 |
| Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1989 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |