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) Streamlines of the rarefied deuterium plasma shell Z-pinch, obtained in the MHD simulation, in which the used Spitzer resistivity is enlarged by being multiplied by a factor of 2.