Beam--plasma discharge in crossed electric and magnetic fields

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6267785

Babaritskii, A I; Zhuzhunashvili, A I; Ivanov, A A; Severnyi, V V; Cherkasova, E K; Shapkin, V V

An experimental study has been made of a steady beam--plasma discharge in a radial electric field crossed with a longitudinal magnetic field. At a certain power level of the electron beam, if the working-gas pressure is between 10/sup -4/ and 10/sup -3/ torr, a steady, fully ionized plasma is produced. The rotation of this plasma can be exploited for separation of elements and isotopes. Experiments on the separation of binary mixtures of noble gases and their isotopes are reported. A spectroscopic determination of the plasma rotation velocity and the ion temperature is also reported. The separation mechanism is interpreted theoretically.

• Research Organization: I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 6267785
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 4:4; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS
BEAMS
CROSSED FIELDS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELEMENTS
ENRICHMENT
FLUIDS
FULLY IONIZED GASES
GASES
IONIZATION
IONIZED GASES
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
LEPTON BEAMS
MOTION
NONMETALS
PARTICLE BEAMS
RARE GASES
ROTATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES