The laser-initiated, gas-embedded z-pinch: Two-dimensional computations
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 53 (3) , 1415-1425
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.329873
Abstract
A high‐density, laser‐initiated, gas‐embedded Z‐pinch is modeled computationally in two dimensions. All aspects of an actual experiment are modeled: the computer model includes a laser optics package, a Marx‐bank/transmission line package, an electron avalanche prescription, and two‐dimensional magnetohydrodynamics. The experimental observations are reproduced to a very satisfactory degree. Predictions of performance in nonstandard operating modes are given.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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