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Explosive Z Pinch

We propose an explanation for the recently observed powerful contained explosion in a Z pinch experiment performed at Sandia National Laboratories. Our arguments are based on the assumption that a pure SU(2) Yang-Mills theory of scale ∼ 0.5MeV is responsible for the emergence of the electron and its neutrino.

A Global Equation of State for High Energy Density Physics

High energy density physics deals with behavior of matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature. Several fields of research involve high energy density: astrophysics, geophysics, inertial confinement fusion (ICF), explosive and impact loading of materials, Z-pinch devices, etc. All of these fields involve one common feature: i.e., concentration of an intense source of energy in a...

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High-Yield Z-Pinch Thermonuclear Neutron Source

Introduction: Neutron beams are useful for many applications, from noninvasive imaging and characterization of materials to producing medical isotopes and detecting hidden explosive devices. Some applications require high-energy neutrons created in fusion nuclear reactions between deuterium (D) and tritium (T). To achieve thermal fusion, deuterium or DT plasma must be heated to about 10 8 K, wh...

Optimum driving a Z-pinch for soft X-Ray lasers

A capillary plasma z-pinch as an alternative active medium of soft X-Ray lasers was studied experimentally and theoretically. The theoretical analysis was based on the self consistent solution of the so called “snow plow” model. The dynamics of pinched plasma is determined by the capillary parameters and by the time dependence of electrical current passing through it. The current time dependenc...