Plasma heating and emission of runaway charged particles in a plasma focus device.

Autor: R. A. Behbahani, A. Hirose, C. Xiao
Zdroj: Europhysics Letters; Mar2016, Vol. 113 Issue 5, p1-1, 1p
Abstrakt: The required experimental E-field across plasma to generate significant runaway electrons and hard X-rays during the pinch phase and the phase with anomalous resistance has been investigated in a dense plasma focus. The plasma voltage and inductance have been measured in a plasma focus with two different anode tip structures. The results show a significant generation of charged particles and hard X-rays at smaller E-field across the plasma column in the phase of anomalous resistances compared to the pinch phase. Plasma heating process may enhance the rate of runaway-charged-particle generation due to the combined effects of a reduced Dreicer field and the avalanche effects during the phase of anomalous resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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