Observation of an Electron Beam in an Annular Gas-Puff-Pinch Plasma Device
- 9 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 53 (2) , 166-169
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.53.166
Abstract
We report on the first observation of an electron beam formed in an argon gas-puff pinch at the time of pinch. An on-axis Faraday cup in conjunction with thin foil filters was used to measure the beam parameters. The beam has a pulse width of 4 ns, a peak current on the order of 10 kA, and an energy of 20 keV.
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