Open AccessThe origin of plasma jets generated in Z-pinch discharges
Author(s) -
V. V. Vikhrev,
E. O. Baronova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1556/1/012084
Subject(s) - magnetohydrodynamics , plasma , pinch , physics , jet (fluid) , conical surface , instability , mechanics , z pinch , current (fluid) , atomic physics , nuclear physics , geometry , thermodynamics , mathematics
The results of modeling in the framework of magnetic hydrodynamics (MHD) for the development of a plasma jet in Z-pinches are presented. It has been shown that plasma jet origin is associated with the development of MHD instability m = 0, but not with the conical current sheath structure. MHD modeling is also carried out for θ-pinch systems where generation of plasma jets is much less effective. The corresponding analysis is presented.