EUV spectra from highly charged terbium ions in optically thin and thick plasmas

Autor: Naoki Tamura, John Sheil, G O'Sullivan, C Suzuki, Izumi Murakami, Elgiva White, S. Sudo, Fumihiro Koike, Fergal O'Reilly, Elaine Long, Padraig Dunne, Emma Sokell
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 583:012007
ISSN: 1742-6596
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/583/1/012007
Popis: We have observed extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectra from terbium (Tb) ions in optically thin and thick plasmas for a comparative study. The experimental spectra are recorded in optically thin, magnetically confined torus plasmas and dense laser-produced plasmas (LPPs). The main feature of the spectra is quasicontinuum emission with a peak around 6.5-6.6 nm, the bandwidth of which is narrower in the torus plasmas than in the LPPs. A comparison between the two types of spectra also suggests strong opacity effects in the LPPs. A comparison with the calculated line strength distributions gives a qualitative interpretation of the observed spectra.
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