Propagation velocity of an ionization front maintained by a relativistic electron beam

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Sov. Tech. Phys. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5650978

Demura, A V; Nedoseev, G L; Rusanov, V D; Karasev, Y V; Spektor, A M; Shiryaevskii, V L; Sholin, G V

The experiments reported below show that at intermediate and high pressures the propagation velocity of the beam current front falls off with increasing density of the gas molecules. This behavior may be important as a factor setting a lower limit on the time in which chemical lasers for laser fusion can be initiated by relativistic electron beam. (AIP)

• OSTI ID: 5650978
• Journal Information: Sov. Tech. Phys. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 8:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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