Theoretical and experimental investigations of xenon cylindrical shell collisions with inner axial liners are presented. The implosion was driven by a current of 3.5 MA. X-ray emission with a 3 ns rise timc was obtuincd. T h e Angara-5-1 experiments with superfast 2-pinches are described.

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The possibility of creating adjustable electric fields in plasma opens up a wide range of applications for plasma technologies. However, the question with regards to the conditions, under which the plasma potential along the magnetic field line, resting on the electrode, repeats the potential of this electrode, turns out to be quite complex. In the present paper, an axially symmetric system with a magnetic field directed along an axis is considered. At the ends of the system, there are electrodes with a given negative potential. A simplified model of the system is proposed, taking into account the near-electrode voltage drop and continuity of the current in the circuit of the end electrodes. Within the framework of this model, an analytical formula is derived for the plasma potential on the axis of such a system, depending on its parameters. This formula can serve as a guide for experimenters when choosing experiment parameters, the purpose of which are to create a negative radial electric field in plasma. The data, obtained using the proposed model, are compared with existing experiments, and their agreement is demonstrated.

The details of the charged particle separation by mass in the configuration with axial magnetic and radial electric fields are studied. The radial electric field, oriented to the discharge axis, is induced in a background reflex discharge with a hot cathode (−550 V, 8–14 A). The plasma source is based on a hot cathode arc discharge with independent metal vapor injection (18–21 V, 30 A) was situated at 18 cm from the axis. It was shown that the separated Ag + Pb mixture is transported across the magnetic field under the background discharge electric field. Effective separation is possible in such a system, while the separation coefficient increases from 4.9 to 6.2–8.4 when the mixture injection point is moved away from the background discharge axis from 18 to 23 cm. The effect of mixture injection on the plasma potential distribution is examined. It was shown that the presence of a plasma source of separated substances can cause a local (1–2 cm) distortion of the background plasma potential profile. Such distortion, as well as fluctuations of the background plasma potential, can significantly affect the width of the deposited spots of separated substances.