Pinches

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Department of Physics

Synopsis:

In these lectures the students will be acquaint with the discharge principle of the generation of the plasma with the high energy density in which the neutrons are produced. The today knowledge of basic research and application are presented and scenario of future evolution is discussed.

Requirements:

Knowledge of basic course of physics

02TEF1,2 Theoretical physics 1,2

Syllabus of lectures:

1. The past and present of magnetic pinches, basic configurations and principles.

2. Important applications: z-pinch as the most powerful laboratory x-ray source, etc.

3. Modern pulsed-power technology, Marx generator, pulse-forming lines, magnetic insulation

4. Contemporary research topics: laboratory astrophysics, energetic particle production, nuclear fusion

5. Physic of magnetic pinches I: equilibrium pinch (Bennett pinch, energy balance, radiative collapse)

6. Physic of magnetic pinches II: dynamic pinch, magnetic Rayleigh-Taylor instability ans other related phenomena

7. Mechanisms of x-ray production

8. Ion and electron acceleration mechanism

9. Generation and detection of fast neutrons

10. Z-pinch in nuclear fusion research

11. Magnetohydrodynamics, frozen magnetic field, dissipation of magnetic field, magnetic energy and tension

12. Magneto-hydrostatics, force-free configurations, self-organization of magnetic field (magnetic dynamo, alpha effect, turbulence, non-ideal plasma, ball lightning

13. Z-pinch research in the USA, the European Union, Russia, China, and the Czech Republic

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Study Objective:

Knowledge:

students will be acquaint with the discharge principle of the generation of the plasma with the high energy density in which the neutrons are produced

Skills:

application of the above mentioned knowledge

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Key references:

[1] M. Haines, A review of the dense Z-pinch, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion vol. 53, 2011, art. no. 093001.

[2] Ryutov, Derzon, Matzen: The Physics of Fast Pinces, Review of Modern Physics, Vol 72, 2000, pp. 167 - 221.

Recommended references:

[3] M.A. Liberman et al, Physics of High_Density Plasmas, Springer1998

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: