Z-pinch like Experimental Arrangements

The Plasma Physics Group at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUCC) has been investigating z‐pinch like plasmas for the last twenty years. Here we present experimental observations on a variety of z‐pinch like plasmas, using a range of very small to medium size pulse power drivers. The experiments include low and high current capillary discharge, plasma focus pinch, hollow gas embedded z‐pinch, x‐pinch and wire‐array pinch. Different diagnostics are used to characterize the plasma dynamics and radiation properties of the different z‐pinch plasma, as well as the emission of plasma jets and ion beams.