Experiments and simulations on the possibility of radiative contraction/collapse in the PF-1000 plasma focus

• Main Authors: Akel, M., Cikhardt, J., Kubes, P., Kunze, H. J., Lee, S.*, Paduch, M., Saw, S. H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2016
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/981/1/Experiments%20and%20simulations%20on%20the%20possibility%20of%20radiative%20contraction%20collapse%20in%20the%20PF-1000%20plasma%20focus.pdf; http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/981/
• Institution: INTI International University

Experimental studies of discharges in the plasma focus facility with neon fi lling and respective numerical simulations employing the radiative Lee code are reported. The pinch currents exceed the Pease-Braginskii current, which indicates that radiative losses are larger than heating and that cont...