Characterization of Electron Beams from a Dense Plasma Focus
Abstract
Research was conducted in an effort to study the physics of high-energy electron beams generated in a dense plasma focus (DPF). The effort consisted of both theoretical and experimental approaches. Theoretical calculations were performed using various non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) kinetic models to identify line candidates that would exhibit a measureable degree of polarization. Experiments carried out on Hawk tested different gases in the gas-puff nozzle at varying pressures. A convex crystal spectrometer was benchmarked using different crystals and filters, and was mounted on the Hawk chamber for collection of spectroscopic data. This memorandum summarizes the overall results of the project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 15, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1123736
Entities
People
- Andrey Beresnyak
- Arati Dasgupta
- Emil Petkov
- Stuart D. Jackson
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory