• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.69-74
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• 2007

The axial speed of plasma current sheath was measured with Rogowski coils and compared with the theory of snowplow model. Current sheath speed is measured with $10^6cm/s$. The speed of light gas, $H_2$ and He were similar to the theory of model, but the heavy gas, Ar was not similar to the theory. The disagreement of the heavy gas was guessed as a results of the instability of the current sheath.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.163-170
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• 1980

A Mather type plasms gun is operated at below 1 torr with a energy storage system (4KJ, 16.5KV, 35nH) to study the conditions of the efficient plasma focus. When the $D_2$ gas filling pressure is 0.18 torr and the stored energy is 3.8KJ, the discharge current of max. 180KA is obtained and the average axial velocity of the plasma is about $7cm/\mu\textrm{s}$. This is lower than the calculated velocity with above conditions by the snow-plow model. The discrepancy is due to the currents flowing over the insulator surface. The plasma focus occurs at low pressure compared with the results obtained by Bruzzone. The reasons are such that the plasma gun employed in this experiment is large for tile stored energy and the concentration of the residual gas is comparatively high. It is confirmed by a Long counter that the neutrons are generated from the dense plasma focus.