Plasma focus in erosion plasma accelerators. II
Abstract
The paper discusses the compression flow of a plasma beyond the exit of an erosion-type quasi-steady accelerator in which the plasma flow is assumed to be polytropic. Formation of plasma focus is analyzed in two steps: plasma collapse toward the axis of the system and compression of this structure under the influence of inertial and electromagnetic forces. Essential criteria are obtained for determining the degree of compression, concentration and temperature of the plasma at the focus.
- Publication:
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Soviet Physics Technical Physics
- Pub Date:
- 1976
- Bibcode:
- 1976SPTP...20.1183G