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Transient electrical discharges in small devices
Fecha
2001-05Registro en:
Soto, Leopoldo; Esaulov, Andrey; Moreno, José; Silva, Patricio; Sylvester, Gustavo; et al.; Transient electrical discharges in small devices; American Institute of Physics; Physics Of Plasmas; 8; 5-2001; 2572-2578
1070-664X
CONICET Digital
CONICET
Autor
Soto, Leopoldo
Esaulov, Andrey
Moreno, José
Silva, Patricio
Sylvester, Gustavo
Zambra, Marcelo
Nazarenko, Andrey
Clausse, Alejandro
Resumen
Fundamental and applied research on plasmas with high energy density that are unstable and radiate can be done at a relatively low cost with small plasma pinches. In this paper we discuss three experiments using small pinch devices: a capillary discharge, a Z-pinch driven by a small generator, and a low energy plasma focus. The experiments were complemented by magnetohydrodynamics numerical calculations in order to assist the design and physical interpretation of the experimental data. The diagnostics used in the experiments include current and voltage monitors, multipinhole camera, holographic interferometry, and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy.