Two-dimensional modeling of a free expansion Plasma Focus, applied to the Sumaj Lauray 720-J device with and without external electrodes

2020/02/04 by Esthefano Morales Campaña, Campaña, Esthefano Morales, Héctor Silva Zúñiga +1
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2002.01460

15 pages, 12 figures

arxiv created 2020/02/04 · openalex publication_date 2020/02/04 · arxiv updated 2020/02/05 · openalex created_date 2020/02/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The dynamics of the current sheet of a Plasma Focus device is simulated with a two-dimensional model, in the radial expansion and the axial acceleration phase. The simulation considers the free expansion of the current sheet in hydrogen gas, without cathodes, and the comparison of experimental data with cathodes and without cathodes, using the parameters of Sumaj Lauray Plasma Focus 720 J.

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