Author_Institution :
Pulsed Power Physics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave., S.W., Washington DC, 20375-5346, USA
Abstract :
Self-consistent compression limits produced by azimuthal asymmetries in the current return geometry, and in the distribution of current and mass in the PRS are determined with the simplest model able to produce such effects. It is shown that modest asymmetries can limit compression to the values observed in experiments.
