The Effect of the Puffed Gas Shell Profile on Plasma Dynamics in a Small Gas-Puff Z-Pinch

Cheng Rong Li; T. C. Yang; C. M. Luo; M. Han

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29702

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The Effect of the Puffed Gas Shell Profile on Plasma Dynamics in a Small Gas-Puff Z-Pinch

Cheng Rong Li, T. C. Yang, C. M. Luo, M. Han

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 21 / Number 1 / January 1992 / Pages 25-30

Technical Paper / Plasma Engineering / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29702

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An argon annular gas-puff Z-pinch has been experimentally investigated with three different nozzles. The puffed gas shell profiles and the plasma implosion have been measured using a fast ionization gauge and a differential interferometer. These experiments confirm that both the puffed gas density and its distribution may effect the compression process of Z-pinch plasma.