Analytical studies on the evolution processes of rarefied deuterium plasma shell Z-pinch by PIC and MHD simulations<xref rid="cpb_27_2_025207_fn1" ref-type="fn">*</xref> <fn id="cpb_27_2_025207_fn1"> <label>*</label> <p>Projected supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11675025, 11135007, and 11405012).</p> </fn>

Analytical studies on the evolution processes of rarefied deuterium plasma shell Z-pinch by PIC and MHD simulations* *

Projected supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11675025, 11135007, and 11405012).

Ning Cheng^†, Zhang Xiao-Qiang, Zhang Yang, Sun Shun-Kai, Xue Chuang, Feng Zhi-Xing, Li Bai-Wen

(color online) Profiles of magnetic field and mass density obtained in the PIC simulation at (a) 25 ns, (b) 35 ns, (c) 45 ns, and (d) 55 ns. The blue lines denote the magnetic field, and the red lines the mass density profiles.