https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530050373
Foam target experiments with the PF-1000 plasma focus facility
1
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser,
Microfusion, IPPLM, Warsaw, Hery 23, Poland
2
University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
3
Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies 05-400 Swierk-Otwock, n. Warsaw, Poland
Received:
11
February
1999
Revised:
30
March
1999
Published online: 15 September 1999
This paper describes experiments on foam liners performed with the PF-1000 plasma focus facility. A streak camera has been used to observe interaction of a hydrogen plasma current sheath with a cylindrical foam target. It is shown that a thin foam liner can be uniformly imploded by a plasma focus current sheath.
PACS: 52.55.Ez – Z-Pinch, theta pinch, plasma focus and other pinch devices
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 1999
