Theory of Equilibrium and Stability of High-Current, Self-Constricting Discharges in a Dense Optically Transparent Plasma of Finite Conductivity,
Abstract
The study is a logical continuation of a preceding study, which presents the results of a theoretical analysis of the equilibrium and stability of a high-current, self-constricting discharge in an optically transparent plasma, with allowance for volume emission. Cases of simple cylindrical discharge (z-pinch) and discharge with an inverse central current (inverse pinch) were studied. It is found that discharge in an optically transparent plasma is subjected, along with strong instability (constriction and deflection), to over-heated instability, which - in the low-temperature interval in which we are interested-develops the most rapidly. The increments for the development of a different type of instabilities are calculated, and the discharge parameters satisfying the required duration conditions are determined. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 14, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732279
Entities
People
- A. A. Rukhadve
- S. A. Triger
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center