Download or read book The Stability of the Dense Plasma Focus written by Joseph W. Mather and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The influence of small dc 'axial' magnetic fields upon the stability of a focused plasma column is shown by use of soft x rays. Material damage to the center electrode and the intense x-ray emission at the electrode face resulting from electron bombardment are considerably reduced. Although the final heating of the ions and electrons is inhibited as expected owing to a trapped magnetic field, the spatial stability of the focused column offers greater possibility for scaling to higher energies.