• DocumentCode
    788171
  • Title

    High-Resolution Laser Schlieren Imaging of Coronal Plasma Evolution in 80-kA X -Pinches

  • Author

    Bott, Simon C. ; Haas, David M. ; Ueda, Utako ; Eshaq, Yossof ; Madden, Robert ; Collins, Gilbert ; Beg, Farhat N.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1274
  • Lastpage
    1275
  • Abstract
    X-pinches driven by an 80-kA current are investigated by using high-resolution dark-field laser Schlieren imaging. Results demonstrate the evolution of the low-density coronal plasma and the formation of an axial jet. Quantitative measurements of plasma expansion rates and the jet velocity are carried out for several materials.
  • Keywords
    corona; pinch effect; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; X-pinches; axial jet; current 80 kA; high-resolution dark-field laser Schlieren imaging; low-density coronal plasma; plasma expansion; wavelength 532 nm; $X$-pinch; $X$-pinch; Laser imaging; precursor plasma;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2008.924409
  • Filename
    4563427
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=788171