ELECTRODYNAMIC ACCELERATION OF PLASMA CLUSTERS

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Fiz. Plazmy i Probl. Upravlyaemogo Termoyader. Sinteza, Akad. Nauk Ukr. SSR, Fiz.-Tekhn. Inst., Dokl. Vtoroi Konf., Kharkov, 1960

OSTI ID:4160639

Guzhovskii, I T; Krivonos, A F; Safronov, B G

Experimental installation of a conical plasma source and vacuum chamber capable of producing plasma clusters with velocities exceeding 10/sup 7/ cm/sec is described. The plasma cluster velocities as a function of condenser bank potential for a source with a reverse conductor and a source with a spiral reverse conductor were analyzed. The results showed that a spiral reverse conductor increases cluster velocity. Electric probe measurements showed that at 16 kw the average number of ions in a cluster was plus or minus x 10/sup 15/ cm/ sup -3/ at the source and plus or minus x 10/sup 11/ cm/su p -3/ at 70 cm from the source. The reverse spiral conductor produced a velocity of 3 x 10/sup 7/ cm/ sec, indicating a potential for producing deuterium or tritium clusters with velocities exceeding 3 x 10/sup 7/ cm/sec. (R.V.J.)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-18-001160
• OSTI ID: 4160639
• Journal Information: Fiz. Plazmy i Probl. Upravlyaemogo Termoyader. Sinteza, Akad. Nauk Ukr. SSR, Fiz.-Tekhn. Inst., Dokl. Vtoroi Konf., Kharkov, 1960, Journal Name: Fiz. Plazmy i Probl. Upravlyaemogo Termoyader. Sinteza, Akad. Nauk Ukr. SSR, Fiz.-Tekhn. Inst., Dokl. Vtoroi Konf., Kharkov, 1960 Vol. Vol: No. 2
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Russian

Related Subjects

ACCELERATORS
CAPACITORS
DEUTERIUM
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ION SOURCES
MEASURED VALUES
PHYSICS
PLASMA
TRITIUM
VELOCITY