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Discusses a simplified algebraic model that describes the features of the physics of wire array behavior in the early phases. Details of the 2-dimensional model of a single wire; Magnetohydrodynamics instabilities in the corona; Example of aluminum wire array.

Reports the experiments on the implosion dynamics of single and nested nickel wire arrays driven by the MAGPIE generator with a 1-MA, 240-ns current pulse. Experimental setup and diagnostics; Discussion of implosion trajectory; Information on precursor plasma.

Proposes a connecting series of models to describe the behavior of a wire array Z-pinch in four phases. Description of individual wire behavior; Merger of the n wires; Inward acceleration and the Rayleigh-Taylor instability; Stagnation and radiation.

Presents information on a model that allows the researcher to find the optimal conditions, regarding stability, for operation of a compressional pinch. Representation of the implosion by a snowplough model with a linearly rising current; Conclusion.