Feasibility Study of 300-1000 eV Electron Temperature Measurements of a Low-Density (n about = to the 14th power/cc) Transient (t about = 100 nsec) Plasma in the 'Triton' Experiment Using Beryllium Foils, L-Edge Ross Filters and Photoelectric Detectors.

Abstract

Various techniques of low-energy x-ray measurements useful in the determination of electron temperatures are evaluated for application to the energetic (300 - 1000 eV) low-density (n about = 10 to the 14th power/cc) transient (t about = 100 nsec) plasma in the 'Triton' electron beam-plasma interaction experiment. Diagnostic techniques considered include continuum measurements with broad-band beryllium-foil filters, narrow band-pass absorption-edge filters for x-ray energies below 1 keV and gold photoelectric detectors for energies below 400 eV.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA002729

Entities

People

  • B. Grant Logan
  • Kent A. Gerber

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Beryllium
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Wave Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Low Density
  • Measurement
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics