Method for generating high-temperature high-density plasma by cusp cross-section pinch

摘要

A means for generating a high-temperature, high-density plasma having a long duration and exhibiting excellent uniformity and stability available as the nuclear fusion reaction plasma such as a high-temperature, high-density plasma source, various high-luminance light sources and lasers of wavelength region from ultraviolet to X-ray or a powerful neutron source. Two sets or more of flat sheet Z pinch generator produced by elongating a coaxial gun or a plasma focus unit having an anode and a cathode arranged coaxially are disposed oppositely around the axis of a plasma column being generated. Two sets or more of sheet Z pinch plasma generated by discharging a large current are combined in the vicinity of the axis to generate a cusp cross-section Z pinch plasma column, thus generating a high-temperature, high-density plasma for use in various applications.