Images of a plasma focus current sheath with a continuous cylindrical outer electrode

MILANESE, M.; CORTÁZAR, O. D.; BARBAGLIA, MARIO O.; MOROSO, R.

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

Lugar: Albuquerque; Año: 2014 vol. 42 p. 2606 - 2607

0093-3813

Images of the roll-off, radial compression, final pinch, and after pinch stages of the current sheath (CS) of the dense plasma focus PACO (plasma autoconfinado) whose outer electrode is a brass cylindrical shell are shown. The different stages of the current sheath were measured with an image converter camera, 5-ns exposure time. The images of the CS evolution look similar to those previously obtained with an array of bars as cathode, as well as neutron yields and working pressures.