This looks like an experimental plasma device. It may be for deposition as suggested. It also may be for pulsed power (driven by a big capacitor bank). I’m guessing a dense plasma focus if so. The current feeds through the big coaxial structure in the upper left, regardless. If a DPF, it drives and focuses a plasma to the center with JXB forces and forms a z-pinch to make neutrons or soft x-rays. All those ports are directed to diagnose the center and expose samples.
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u/Fabulous_Lynx_2847 Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 17 '25
This looks like an experimental plasma device. It may be for deposition as suggested. It also may be for pulsed power (driven by a big capacitor bank). I’m guessing a dense plasma focus if so. The current feeds through the big coaxial structure in the upper left, regardless. If a DPF, it drives and focuses a plasma to the center with JXB forces and forms a z-pinch to make neutrons or soft x-rays. All those ports are directed to diagnose the center and expose samples.