Alloy for use in plasma confinement system

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for improving operational performance of (e.g., increasing energy output from) Z-pinch and other plasma confinement systems. In one example, a plasma confinement system may include a liquid composition including a plurality of metals and having a lower vapor pressure, at a temperature level at which the plasma confinement system operates, than another composition formed from at least two of the plurality of metals. For instance, the liquid composition may include a ternary eutectic alloy which expands an operational range of the plasma confinement system to vapor pressures and/or temperatures not achievable with binary Pb—Li alloys.

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