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The most significant result of this study is the first direct measurement of the evolution of the current distribution in Z-pinch with preembedded axial magnetic field (\(B_{z0}\)). This result was achieved by measuring the azimuthal magnetic field (\(B_{\theta }\)) in the imploding plasma. In addition, the evolution and distribution of the axial magnetic field that is compressed by an imploding plasma is measured simultaneously with the compressing \(B_{\theta }\)-field. These measurements revealed unexpected plasma dynamics in Z-pinch with preembedded \(B_{z0}\).
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Mikitchuk, D. (2019). Discussion. In: Investigation of the Compression of Magnetized Plasma and Magnetic Flux. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20855-4_4
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