Physics of Self-Field-Dominated Plasmas.

Abstract

This report presents experimental data, mode of operation and construction details of advanced plasma focus machines (APF) for different optimal levels of discharge feeding energy W, in particular for APF-20O (W <or = 200 kJ) and APF-50 (W <or= 50 kJ). The function of these APF systems was to determine, along with the data of smaller machines, the scaling laws of the emission (fluence) of ion and ion cluster beams as a function of W, ejected from the self field dominated plasma of the APF pinch. Typical ion spectra from a Thomson (parabola) spectrometer in the 80 deg direction from the electrode/pinch axis are also included here.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299711

Entities

People

  • C. Powell
  • J. S. Brzosko
  • V. Nardi

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Construction
  • Current Density
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Experimental Data
  • High Energy
  • Information Science
  • Least Squares Method
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Counters
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Spectrometers
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Thermonuclear Reactions
  • Walls

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.