A review of the dense Z-pinch
MG Haines - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The Z-pinch, perhaps the oldest subject in plasma physics, has achieved a remarkable
renaissance in recent years, following a few decades of neglect due to its basically unstable …
renaissance in recent years, following a few decades of neglect due to its basically unstable …
Suppression of turbulence and transport by sheared flow
PW Terry - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2000 - APS
The role of stable shear flow in suppressing turbulence and turbulent transport in plasmas
and neutral fluids is reviewed. Localized stable flow shear produces transport barriers …
and neutral fluids is reviewed. Localized stable flow shear produces transport barriers …
Evidence of Stabilization in the -Pinch
U Shumlak, RP Golingo, BA Nelson, DJ Den Hartog - Physical review letters, 2001 - APS
Theoretical studies have predicted that the Z-pinch can be stabilized with a sufficiently
sheared axial flow [U. Shumlak and CW Hartman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 3285 (1995)]. A Z …
sheared axial flow [U. Shumlak and CW Hartman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 3285 (1995)]. A Z …
The past, present, and future of pinches
MG Haines, SV Lebedev, JP Chittenden, FN Beg… - Physics of …, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
The Z pinch is enjoying a renaissance as the world's most powerful yet efficient soft x-ray
source which can energize large volume hohlraums for indirectly driven inertial confinement …
source which can energize large volume hohlraums for indirectly driven inertial confinement …
Formation of a sheared flow Z pinch
RP Golingo, U Shumlak, BA Nelson - Physics of Plasmas, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
The ZaP Flow Z-Pinch project is experimentally studying the effect of sheared flows on Z-
pinch stability. It has been shown theoretically that when d V z∕ dr exceeds 0.1 k VA the …
pinch stability. It has been shown theoretically that when d V z∕ dr exceeds 0.1 k VA the …
First Evidence of Local Drift in the Divertor Influencing the Structure and Stability of Confined Plasma near the Edge of Fusion Devices
The structure of the edge plasma in a magnetic confinement system has a strong impact on
the overall plasma performance. We uncover for the first time a magnetic-field-direction …
the overall plasma performance. We uncover for the first time a magnetic-field-direction …
Equilibrium, flow shear and stability measurements in the Z-pinch
The stabilizing effect of a sheared axial flow is investigated in the ZaP flow Z-pinch
experiment at the University of Washington. Long-lived, hydrogen Z-pinch plasmas are …
experiment at the University of Washington. Long-lived, hydrogen Z-pinch plasmas are …
The Kadomtsev pinch revisited for sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch modeling
The Kadomtsev pinch, namely, the Z-pinch profile marginally stable to interchange modes, is
revisited in light of observations from axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) modeling …
revisited in light of observations from axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) modeling …
[HTML][HTML] Kinetic simulations of sheared flow stabilization in high-temperature Z-pinch plasmas
K Tummel, DP Higginson, AJ Link, AEW Schmidt… - Physics of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The first fully kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of sheared flow stabilized Z-pinch
plasmas show the suppression of the sausage instability by shear,∂ rvz≠ 0, with flow Mach …
plasmas show the suppression of the sausage instability by shear,∂ rvz≠ 0, with flow Mach …
Linear analysis of sheared flow stabilization of global magnetohydrodynamic instabilities based on the Hall fluid model
VI Sotnikov, I Paraschiv, V Makhin, BS Bauer… - Physics of …, 2002 - pubs.aip.org
A systematic study of the linear stage of sheared flow stabilization of Z-pinch plasmas based
on the Hall fluid model with equilibrium that contains sheared flow and an axial magnetic …
on the Hall fluid model with equilibrium that contains sheared flow and an axial magnetic …