"Flash" dynamics of energy release in a neutral current sheath
Altyntsev A. T., Krasov V. I., Lebedev N. V., Papernyi V. L., Simonov V. G.
It is observed experimentally that electrons in a neutral current sheath of a theta-pinch plasma are heated and accelerated immediately after the sheath is formed when the temperature and acceleration efficiency increase rapidly, reach a maximum concurrently and then decrease sharply.