Fast-Ion Transport in Laser-Produced Plasmas.

Abstract

A simple but self-consistent model is presented to explain the emission of fast ions from laser-produced plasmas. The fast ions originate from the tail of the locally Maxwellian ion distribution. The internal fast ion source is thus determined by the macroscopic plasma parameters, while the signal which would be measured by an external fast-ion detector is the solution of a transport equation. This model explains what experimental parameters may most directly be related to the measured fast-ion signal.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA033271

Entities

People

  • Dennis G. Colombant
  • N. K. Winsor

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • Equations
  • Ion Sources
  • Ions
  • Laser Produced Plasmas
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy