Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 19, 2026

A Paired Bead and Magnet Array for Molding Microwells with Variable Concave Geometries
Published on: January 28, 2018
Dynamics of mass transport and magnetic fields in low-wire-number-array Z pinches
V V Ivanov1, V I Sotnikov, G S Sarkisov
1University of Nevada-Reno, 5625 Fox Avenue, Reno, NV 89506, USA.
Abstract:
The dynamics of mass transport were observed in a wire array implosion with multiframe laser probing. Plasma bubbles arise at breaks in the wires. Interferometry shows that the leading edge of the bubbles brings material to the axis of the array. The speed of this material was measured to be > or =3 x 10(7) cm/s during the wire array implosion. A shock was observed during the collision of the bubbles with the precursor. The Faraday effect indicates current flowing in breaks on the wires. The current switches from the imploding mass to the on-axis plasma column at the beginning of the x-ray pulse.
Related Concept Videos
Magnetic Field Due To A Thin Straight Wire
Magnetic Field Due to Two Straight Wires
Magnetic Fields
A magnetic field is defined by the force that a charged particle experiences...
Magnetic Field due to Moving Charges
Consider a point charge moving with a constant velocity. Like the electric field, the magnetic field at any point is directly proportional to the magnitude of the charge and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the source point and the field point. However, unlike the electric field, the magnetic field is always perpendicular to the plane containing the line...
Magnetic Force On Current-Carrying Wires: Example
Magnetic Force On A Current-Carrying Conductor
Consider a compass placed near a current-carrying wire. The wire experiences a force that aligns the needle of the compass tangentially around the wire. Thus, the current-carrying wire produces concentric circular loops of magnetic field. The magnetic field generated by a wire can be...

