ATTAINMENT OF LARGE ION LARMOR RADIUS (LLR) CONDITIONS IN A COMPRESSIONAL Z-PINCH

Authors
HAINES MG KASSAPAKIS NG
Citation
Mg. Haines et Ng. Kassapakis, ATTAINMENT OF LARGE ION LARMOR RADIUS (LLR) CONDITIONS IN A COMPRESSIONAL Z-PINCH, IEEE transactions on plasma science, 26(4), 1998, pp. 1208-1209
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
IEEE transactions on plasma science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00933813
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1208 - 1209
Database
ISI
SICI code
0093-3813(1998)26:4<1208:AOLILR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A simple model that allows us to find the optimal conditions, regardin g stability, for operation of a compressional pinch is presented, The implosion is represented by a snowplough model with a linearly rising current. We conclude that the time for the pinch to reach the compress ed state is significantly prolonged if the pinch is operated in the la rge ion Larmor radius (LLR) regime while the ion Hall parameter is lar ger than one.