Plasma temperature measurements from highly ionized titanium imploding wire plasmas

Journal Article · Wed Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.92641· OSTI ID:6378654

Gersten, M; Rauch, J E; Clark, W; Richardson, R D; Wilkinson, G M

Electron temperature measurements in highly ionized titanium plasmas are reported. The plasmas were created by imploding cylindrical arrays of fine wires with the Blackjack 5 pulse generator (Peak diode voltageroughly-equal3.0 MV, peak currentroughly-equal4.6 MA, peak power roughly-equal10 TW at full operating level). Temperatures between 0.7 and 2.3 keV were obtained from the slope of the free-bound continuum. The results of these measurements are compared to temperature measurements obtained from the intensity ratio for the H-like (1s--2p)/He-like (1s/sup 2/--1s3p/sup 1/P) transitions. The line ratio method gave temperatures which ranged between 1.55 and 2.15 keV. Data are presented from eleven implosions at generator power levels between 5.2 and 7.5 TW.

• Research Organization: Maxwell Laboratories, Incorporated, San Diego, California 92123
• OSTI ID: 6378654
• Journal Information: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 39:2; ISSN APPLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700101* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONFIGURATION
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EXPLODING WIRES
EXPLOSIONS
FUNCTION GENERATORS
IONIZATION
IONS
PLASMA PRODUCTION
PULSE GENERATORS
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
TITANIUM IONS
WIRES