Area waves in a theta pinch
- 1 May 1968
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Nuclear Fusion
- Vol. 8 (2) , 93-97
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/8/2/003
Abstract
Measurements made in the mid-plane of a theta pinch plasma indicate a sudden decrease in line density. This is interpreted as the arrival of a rarefaction wave due to axial plasma loss. Detailed predictions of density, and β given by an axial MHD computation, are in good agreement with the observations.Keywords
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