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Glossary Term: Pinch Devices

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Theta-Pinch

A conceptual one-dimensional magnetic confinement device that confines the plasma in cylindrical geometry by using a poloidal current and an axial magnetic field.

Z-Pinch

A conceptual one-dimensional magnetic confinement device that confines the plasma in cylindrical geometry by using an axial current and its associated poloidal magnetic field.