Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE
Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 1284-1285Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.920892
Keywords
ablation; contact resistance; plasma; plasma; measurements; plasma pinch; Schlieren; wire expansion; wire tension; Z-pinch
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- National Physical Science
- Sandia National Lahoratories
- United States Department or Enerev (U.S. DoE)
- Sandia National Laboratories [240955]
- University of Michigan.
- U.S. DoE', National Nuclear Security Administration [DE-AC04-94AL85000]
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Heavier wire weights reduce contact resistance, which increases the energy deposition in wire plasma. Images from a two-wire Z-pinch showing the effects of wire tension on expansion performance are presented.
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