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The filamentary structure in the accelerating plasma sheath of a plasma focus: a simplified three-dimentional analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Andrea Di Vita
Andrea Di Vita
Affiliation:
JET Joint Undertaking, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3EA, U.K.
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Extract

The role of filamentary current distributions in the evolution of plasma-focus discharges is discussed. The force-free structures affect the energy balance during the acceleration of the plasma sheath. As a consequence, saturation of the neutron yield for high values of the energy stored in the capacitor bank occurs.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 50 , Issue 1 , August 1993 , pp. 1 - 19
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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