Superdense high-temperature exploded-wire plasma observations in a high-current vacuum diode

14 July 1985

journal article
Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Vol. 18 (7) , 1347-1351
https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/18/7/020

Abstract

Experiments are described in which a high-current electron accelerator is used to generate, by Al wire explosion, super-high-density (N_e=5*10²² cm^-3), high-temperature (T_e approximately=400 eV) plasmas. The X-ray emission characteristics of the plasma are analysed.

Keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE
SUPERDENSE HIGH
TEMPERATURE EXPLODED
EXPLODED WIRE
PLASMA OBSERVATIONS
EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS
HIGH CURRENT
WIRE PLASMA

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