Momentum distribution of ions in plasma beam
Abstract
This report describes a modified time of flight analyzer that was used to measure the velocity distribution function of the ions in a dense plasma beam. The beam is produced with a coaxial gun of the Cheng type. The beam density is approximately 10 to the 17th power/cc, and the ions have an average directed velocity of 800 eV. The ions are cold while the electrons have a temperature of 40 eV. The density and energy of the ions in the beam are suitable for injection in a Shiva machine.
- Publication:
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Final Scientific Report
- Pub Date:
- June 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980csru.rept.....F
- Keywords:
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- Ion Beams;
- Momentum;
- Time Of Flight Spectrometers;
- Velocity Distribution;
- Dense Plasmas;
- Electron Density (Concentration);
- Ion Density (Concentration);
- Laser Interferometry;
- Plasma Physics