INVESTIGATION OF DENSE PLASMA UNDER A STRONG ELECTRIC FIELD,
Abstract
A hydrogen plasma of density approx. 10 to the 16th power per cc and electron temperature approx. 200 eV was investigated under electricl fields of 100 to 500 V/cm. A pinch of pinch ratio approx. 3 was found to be hydrodynamically stable for approx. 2 microsec. during which the experiment was performed. A sharp burst of runaway electrons of total current of the order of amperes occurred and disappeared shortly after conduction began. Large low frequency oscillations believed to be ion-acoustic oscillations appeared and give rise to very high resistivities in qualitative agreement with recent theories on plasma conductivity. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0633593
Entities
People
- Clifford W. Mendel Jr
Organizations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign