Suprathermal electrons in a vacuum spark discharge
- Authors: Bashutin O.A.1, Savjolov A.S.1
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Affiliations:
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
- Issue: Vol 42, No 4 (2016)
- Pages: 347-354
- Section: Diagnostics of Pulsed Systems
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-780X/article/view/185674
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X16040036
- ID: 185674
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Abstract
Results of experiments on the detection of suprathermal electron beams in the plasma of a highcurrent low-inductance vacuum spark by means of space-resolved spectral X-ray polarimetry are presented. It is shown that the observed polarization of bremsstrahlung may be caused by an ~100-keV electron beam propagating along the discharge axis from the pinching region toward the anode. The influence of the discharge initiation conditions on the parameters of the generated electron beams is analyzed.
About the authors
O. A. Bashutin
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
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Email: boa308@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. S. Savjolov
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Email: boa308@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow