A" z-pinch" is a deceptively simple plasma configuration in which a longitudinal current
produces a magnetic field that tends to confine the plasma. The simple geometry and low …

This paper is a sequel to the 1998 review paper “Scientific status of the Dense Plasma
Focus” with 16 authors belonging to 16 nations, whose initiative led to the establishment of …

This paper explores the role of electro-thermal instabilities on the dynamics of magnetically
accelerated implosion systems. Electro-thermal instabilities result from non-uniform heating …

The paper presents a comparison of the main characteristics and experimental results
obtained in plasma focus (PF) experiments in the POSEIDON 500 kJ facility in Stuttgart and …

In a generalized beam-target model, the" Gyrating Particle Model"(GPM), the strong
suprathermal fusion production of both dynamic phases of the plasma focus POSEIDON (W …

A recent publication [KJ Peterson et al., Phys. Plasmas 19, 092701 (2012)] describes
simulations and experiments of electrothermal instability growth on well characterized …

An experimental study on hard X-ray pulses emitted by a small plasma focus is performed,
regarding its application to biological radiographs in fast dynamic situations. It is found that …

An investigation on the soft x rays emitted in a 2.2 kJ Mather-type dense plasma focus
device using a multichannel diode spectrometer and a simple pinhole camera is reported …

Recent observations of an azimuthally distributed array of sub-millimeter size sources of
fusion protons and correlation between extreme ultraviolet (XUV) images of filaments with …

Dense plasma foci are the most efficient devices in the production of fast neutrons
proceeding from deuterium nuclear fusion reactions. This work deals with experiments in a …