Dense Z-pinch neck development dynamics investigation on S-300 generator

The experimental investigations of neck development dynamics in the Z-pinch with 0.1 g/cm/sup 3/ density were carried out on an 8-module pulsed power generator, the S-300 (4 MA, 100 ns). The objective of these experiments was a study for the possibility of obtaining plasmas with extra-high parameters in the Z-pinch neck region, corresponding to the fusion ignition conditions.