Experimental study of the hard x-ray emissions in a plasma focus of hundreds of Joules

An experimental study on hard x-ray production in a small plasma focus device operating in a few hundreds of Joule range is presented. A threshold in the voltage drop on the pinch was observed for x-ray emission. A comparison with Dreicer theory for electrons runaway in plasmas yields significant ag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Barbaglia, Mario Oscar, Bruzzone, Horacio Abel, Acuña, Hugo Néstor, Soto, L., Clausse, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/184742
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/184742
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Plasma Focus
X-rays
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Sumario:An experimental study on hard x-ray production in a small plasma focus device operating in a few hundreds of Joule range is presented. A threshold in the voltage drop on the pinch was observed for x-ray emission. A comparison with Dreicer theory for electrons runaway in plasmas yields significant agreement. The study was performed at a constant pressure (1.8 mbar) of deuterium with three different anode lengths.