CONTINUUM RADIATION IN THE X RAY AND VISIBLE REGIONS FROM A MAGNETICALLY COMPRESSED PLASMA (SCYLLA)

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1960 · Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.119.843· OSTI ID:4158077

Jahoda, F C; Little, E M; Quinn, W E; Sawyer, G A; Stratton, T F

BS>The identification of a sharp low-wavelenuth cutoff in the spectrum of x rays emitted from deuterium discharges in Scylla resulted in the assignment of an electron temperature of 240 plus or minus 40 ev at the time of peak magnetic field compression. Simultaneous time-resolved absolute intensity determinations in the visible continuum, when coupled with the temperature measurement, yield an upper limit electron number density of (5 plus or minus 1) x 10/sup 16//cm/sup 3/ at peak compression. The absolute value of dE/d lambda in the soft x ray region is two hundred times larger than bremsstrahlung from a pure deuterium plasma at the temperature and densiiy quoted, and it is postulated that the large experimental dE/d lambda is the result of recombination radiation from about 2% of oxygen contaminant from the dischange tube walls. (auth)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-022494
• OSTI ID: 4158077
• Journal Information: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D, Journal Name: Physical Review (U.S.) Superseded in part by Phys. Rev. A, Phys. Rev. B: Solid State, Phys. Rev. C, and Phys. Rev. D Vol. Vol: 119; ISSN PHRVA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CONFINEMENT
DENSITY
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRONS
EMISSION
EV RANGE
IMPURITIES
LIGHT
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURED VALUES
OXYGEN
PHYSICS
PLASMA
PRESSURE
SCYLLA
SPECTRA
SURFACES
TEMPERATURE
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TUBES
VARIATIONS
X RADIATION