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Title: Ionization chamber investigation of vacuum ultraviolet radiation emitted from a plasma focus

Journal Article · · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

Double ionization chambers were used in a study of 10--70 eV radiation emitted from a plasma focus in an erosion-type magnetoplasma compressor. The maxima corresponded to the recombination of electrons terminating at the ground state of singly, doubly, triply, and multiply charged ions. The plasma focus emitted 45% of its total energy in the 12--70 eV range and could therefore be used as an efficient source of far ultraviolet radiation in establishing a population inversion in a medium by photoionization of the inner-shell electrons.

Research Organization:
N. E. Bauman Higher Technical College, Moscow
OSTI ID:
7304445
Journal Information:
Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 7:2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English