Flowing Z pinch compression (VIDEO)

Zap Energy

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A high-speed camera captures a sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinch inside the FuZE-3 device. The camera is pointed straight toward the column of fusion plasma and the compression wave is visible as it collapses inward. The process takes only around a microsecond.

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