Abstract
A model is proposed to describe the initial stage of neck formation in an X-pinch that proceeds in three stages: the electrical explosion of metal wires that generates the X-pinch; the expansion of the wire material that occurs due to an excess of the gas-kinetic pressure over the pressure of the magnetic field. The model allows one to predict the minimum rate of current rise at which the formation of a "hot spot" in an X-pinch is possible. The minimum current rise rate is determined by the thermodynamic parameters of the wires at a critical point; it is of the order of 1 kA/ns.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012013 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 830 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2017 |
| Event | 5th International Congress on Energy Fluxes and Radiation Effects 2016, EFRE 2016 - Tomsk, Russian Federation Duration: 2 Oct 2016 → 7 Oct 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Oreshkin, V. I., Artyomov, A. P., Chaikovsky, S. A., Oreshkin, E. V., & Tsventoukh, M. M. (2017). The Initial Stage of Neck Formation in an X-Pinch. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 830(1), [012013]. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/830/1/012013