This work is devoted to study experimentally the performance of a theta pinch when the number of capacitors and turns of magnetic coil and the diameter of the glass tube are changed. To model the theta pinch a simple RLC circuit is used and the measurement of energy transmission from the bank of capacitors to the plasma is made using few experimental resources. In this work it was analyzed more than 2500 curves with a nonlinear procedure. Our results show that it is possible to design an optimized theta pinch making the appropriated choice of energetic parameters and therefore to reduce the stress of the system.

Topics
Magnetic devices, RLC circuit, Electrical properties and parameters, Magnetic energy, Telecommunications engineering, Glass, Chemical elements, Plasma confinement, Plasma production, Plasma temperature
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