Numerical Simulation of Plasma Dynamic Discharges in Magneto-Plasma Compressor

A plasma dynamic discharge of the magneto-plasma compressor type implemented based on erosive plasma accelerators is numerically investigated (in such discharges, along with ohmic, the plasma dynamic heating mechanism may be predominant). For this class of discharges, a mathematical model has been formulated that adequately, fully and in a closed manner reflects the entire complex of non-stationary nonlinear interconnected thermophysical, gas-dynamic, electromagnetic and radiation processes taking place in the discharges under consideration. The characteristic spatial structures of the magneto-plasma compressor discharge in the ohmic mode, which is most often implemented in practical situations, are given. The calculations carried out in the work (and experimental data) indicate the ability of the magneto-plasma compressor discharge to be a powerful emitter in the vacuum UV range of the spectrum with brightness temperatures at the level of 40 kK.