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Physics of High-Density Z-Pinch Plasmas

Physics of High-Density Z-Pinch Plasmas

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Physics

ISBN10: 146127138X
ISBN13: 9781461271383
Publisher: Springer
Published: Oct 17 2012
Pages: 277
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Plasmas are a hot, ionized gas that conducts electric currents, as in a spark or bolt of lightning; they can reach temperatures of millions of degrees. Sending a large electric current through a fine wire vaporizes it, producing a dense plasma confined by the magnetic field the current generates. The direction along the wire (and the current) is generally referred to as the z-axis, hence the name z-pinch for the magnetic interaction that confines the plasma along the z-axis. Such plasmas can produce intense radiation over a wide spectrum and also show promise of leading to conditions for controlled nuclear fusion.

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