Using 90° Thomson scattering and magnetic probes, the time and space resolved electron temperature and density and magnetic field profiles were obtained for a small, 15 kJ theta pinch. At times after the implosion phase,t≳0.45–0.5 &mgr;sec, the plasma is characterized by a high &bgr;, 0.5≲&bgr;≲1.0,Te/Ti<1, andvE&Vthgr;≲vi(wherevE&Vthgr;is the E×B drift speed andviis the ion thermal speed). The current sheath width, &Dgr;Ls, and plasma resistivity in the sheath &eegr;eff, were obtained from the measured temperature, density, and field profiles at these late times. The results show that &Dgr;Ls≲ 3c/&ohgr;pi≫c/&ohgr;pe, &eegr;eff≈100 &eegr;⊥, and the effective collision frequency, &ngr;′eff, &ohgr;1h≲&ngr;′eff≪&ohgr;pi, where &eegr;⊥is the classical, Spitzer–Ha¨rm resistivity, and &ohgr;1his the lower hybrid frequency. These results indicate that plasma turbulence is an important factor when considering heating and transport, even in the low drift velocity regime. Theoretical estimates based on the lower‐hybrid‐drift instability are in reasonably good agreement with the measured resistivity and ion heating rate.